Angry scenes in Dáil over toxic waste

THE Dáil is likely to witness further heated exchanges today when it debates the issue of the toxic waste at the former Irish Steel plant in Haulbowline, Co Cork.

There were angry scenes in the chamber yesterday when the opposition raised the issue. Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny said Junior Minister Maire Hoctor had informed the House last week that the site posed “no health risk” to the public.

Yet the site contained a number of dangerous substances, he pointed out. “The dumped materials at Haulbowline include mercury, lead, chromium 6, zinc and PCBs.”