Indaver evacuation route uses gated road locked at certain times

An evacuation route put forward by Indaver Ireland to facilitate movement of personnel off Haulbowline Island in the event of an emergency involves use of a road that is gated, with the gates locked during certain periods.

The road is a private one with no guarantee it would be available as an alternative to escaping from the island via the existing bridge.

The uncertainty over use of the road as an evacuation route arose yesterday, during the oral hearing into an application by waste management company Indaver Ireland to build a 240,000 waste-to-energy facility in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork.