Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 448: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures he or his officials are taking, including in co-operation with other authorities, in order to limit indirect discharge to ground water of arsenic or other heavy metals in the Tynagh area in accordance with directive 80/68 on the protection of groundwater against pollution caused by certain dangerous substances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15254/08]

Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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Responsibility for ensuring compliance with Directive 80/68 on the protection of groundwater against pollution caused by certain dangerous substances rests with the relevant local authority and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Geological Survey, a Division of this Department, assists Local Authorities in drawing up groundwater protection schemes. It is also involved in the preparation of a national inventory of inactive and abandoned mine sites, including Tynagh, by the Environmental Protection Agency. This inventory will ensure that Ireland complies with Article 20 of Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15th March 2006 on the Management of Waste from Extractive Industries. The study is scheduled for completion this year.