Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 207: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if contractors have been appointed or tenders issued in respect of the planned clean-up of the former Irish Steel and Irish Ispat site at Haulbowline, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13032/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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A contract was signed with Martin O'Callaghan Ltd. on 14th November 2011 to complete the works necessary to repair two sea breaches on the East Tip. The works were completed on 21st November 2011. SKM Enviros (environmental consultants) were appointed as the single-operator under the framework agreement for multidisciplinary environmental advisory services in relation to a waste licensing and remediation/reclamation project at Haulbowline Island, Co. Cork (17th January 2012). Notice regarding the establishment of this framework was published on eTenders (www.etenders.gov.ie ) on 14th October.

Arup, Mott MacDonald, RPS, Verdé and WYG (environmental consultants) were appointed as operators under the framework agreement for multidisciplinary environmental consultancy and design services in relation to waste licensing and remediation/reclamation projects in Haulbowline 24th January 2012. Notice regarding the establishment of this framework was published on eTenders (www.etenders.gov.ie ) on 14th October 2011.

A contract has been signed with WYG Environment Planning Transport Ltd. to provide multidisciplinary environmental consultancy services for site investigations and an associated detailed Quantitative Risk Assessment.

On 21st February 2012 a site investigation tender notice was published on eTenders (www.etenders.gov.ie). Notification was also posted on the "latest news" section of the project website (www.corkcoco.ie/haulbowline) and contained in a Cork County Council composite advertisement published in the Irish Examiner on February 24th 2012. The deadline for receipt of tenders is 17:00 on Friday March 16th 2012. The project website (www.corkcoco.ie/haulbowline) is continuously updated and contains all relevant date relating to notification and award of tenders.