Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 159: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 264 and 271 of 5 April 2011, when the Office of Public Works working group report on the former ISPAT site at Haulbowline, County Cork, will be delivered to Government and published; the further remediation works, including removal of contaminated substances, that is required to address health concerns in the Cobh and Cork Harbour area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13884/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The timing of the submission to Government and publication of the Office of Public Works (OPW) working group's report are matters for my colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The working group's terms of reference include examining the regulatory requirements for the site and advising the Government on the site's most beneficial future use. Plans for future use will determine the levels and extent of further works and/or remediation required. I understand that the working group has finalised its report, and I look forward to considering the report's conclusions with my Government colleagues.