Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Sinn Fein)
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159. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the status of the remediation process that is currently in process for a company (details supplied); if there is an update on the matter; if he will provide indications as to the owner of the plant at this time and will he make a statement on the matter.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39545/20]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the IDA that Roche remains the owner of the site and buildings at Clarecastle. Following the decision to close the facility in 2015, the company is now focusing on remediation and decommissioning of the site. The company is awaiting a planning decision from Clare County Council which I understand is due in January 2021, after which an application will be made for an EPA licence. The target start date for remediation work is September 2021.