Written answers

Thursday, 9 July 2009

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Waste Management

12:00 pm

Photo of Michael McGrathMichael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 772: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the necessary environmental clean up at the former steel plant site on Haulbowline Island, County Cork. [29779/09]

Photo of John GormleyJohn Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The Government has considered the position in relation to the former Irish Steel/Ispat site at Haulbowline noting the outcome of the site investigations; the requirement for various works and further monitoring recommended by the environmental consultants and the development issues, particularly technical constraints, site boundary issues, zoning issues and regulatory requirements, meriting early address. The Government decided that the Office of Public Works would chair a working group to develop a structured and coherent approach to the further management and development of the site with Cork County Council continuing to discharge site management responsibilities on an agency basis.

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