Fears toxic dump has contaminated entire island
Friends of the Irish Environment (FOIE) say several consultants’ reports on the Haulbowline site show thatcontamination is widespread across the 20 hectares of the island, not just at the nine acres described as the East Tip, which is to be made safe in the next two and a half years.
At a meeting attended by representatives from the commission and from the Department of the Environment before Christmas, FOIE expressed their concerns but were told by department officials that other areas were not being targeted, as the hazardous waste was deposited prior to the introduction into law of a 1975 Waste Directive.
