Incinerator a potential hazard to breastfeeding, says midwife

THE Government drive to encourage women to breastfeed could be jeopardised if the Indaver Ireland proposal for a hazardous waste incinerator goes ahead in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork.

The warning came from a midwife in evidence at the Bord Pleanála oral hearing into the application at Neptune Stadium, Cork, where Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons made an appearance in a supporting role for the objectors to the project.

The country’s breastfeeding rates are the lowest in Europe, almost 30% lower than Britain’s, the second lowest in the EU.