John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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209. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the contacts and responses to date his Department has received from the ESB regarding a documentary (details supplied) earlier in 2019 in which it was revealed that the ESB had polluted the Dodder River as a result of poor maintenance of utility equipment and had shielded this from the public for many years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43917/19]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The Department can confirm that a protected disclosure was made to the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment in May 2018 on these and other issues and the matter has been and continues to be dealt with in accordance with the Protected Disclosures Act 2014. The Department continues to engage appropriately with the individual concerned and the company on the matter which is ongoing. Nevertheless, these issues are primarily operational matters for the Board and management of the ESB.