Patricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)
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428. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Curragh forum has discussed the infilling of the hollow next to Donnelly’s Hollow; the details of the discussions; the actions taken arising from such discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28864/20]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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In Summer 2017, Property Management Branch of my Department became aware that soil had been deposited at the former quarry site in the vicinity of Donnelly's Hollow. The Department subsequently engaged environmental consultants to carry out an environmental risk assessment of the site. The material deposited was identified as clay which matched the profile of indigenous Curragh soil with trace amounts of construction and demolition materials.

The Department has the site monitored on a quarterly basis and there is no evidence that any environmental pollution or degradation of the infill material on the site has occurred. I have been advised that the local authority has acknowledged this assessment. I am advised that this matter did not arise in meetings of the Curragh Forum.