AS a result of various debates in Cork County Council and interviews with environmental health officials on the toxic dump scandal at Haulbowline in Cork Habour, I believe that in the interests of public safety, there is need for immediate action by pollution control officers to prevent this toxic pollution leaching into the sea.

The High Court is due to hear an application today by a group of Cork Habour residents who are trying to prevent the construction of a toxic waste incinerator in Ringaskiddy.