Patricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)
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619. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason no infill licence was applied for in relation to the decision by his Department to fill in the hollow adjacent to a site (details supplied) in County Kildare; the communication between his Department and Kildare County Council on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20985/20]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I am advised that during the summer of 2017, infill material comprising of clay with trace amounts of construction and demolition materials was deposited on the lands referred to by the Deputy. This occurred in the absence of the appropriate sanction or consent from officials in my Department's Property Management Branch.

Since that time my Department has been engaged in legal correspondence with Kildare County Council regarding this matter and in the circumstances, I am not in a position to comment further.

I am advised that no further incidents have occurred since that time. Regular monitoring of the infill material has been undertaken in the intervening period and no evidence exists of any environmental pollution in the area as a result of the deposited clay.