Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 628: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Russian Federation reimbursed the Irish State for the €250,000 bill incurred due to an oil spill off the coast of Ireland, involving the Russian aircraft carrier [i]Admiral Kuznetsov [/i]in February 2009; if not, if any attempts have been made to have the moneys reimbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13781/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Russian Navy accepted responsibility for the oil spill in relation to the Admiral Kuznetsov incident in February 2009. Although there is no legal mechanism to require payment a request was made through the Department of Foreign Affairs to the Embassy of the Russian Federation in July 2009 to recover costs totalling €155,166.04. Although there have been discussions followed between the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Russian Embassy no payment has been received to date.