‘Grave concerns’ over toxic waste dump clean-up delay

The organisation which represents the majority of the Naval Service says there can be no delay in cleaning up a toxic waste dump close to its headquarters in Cork harbour and claimed the Government has “a legal and moral obligation to safeguard those employed in the area”.

‘Grave concerns’ over toxic waste dump clean-up delay

PDforra, which represents enlisted men in the navy, made the comments after it was revealed plans for a major clean-up of the former Irish Steel site on Haulbowline Island could be delayed after the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform raised concerns about the scale of expenditure on the project.

It came just months after the Department of Agriculture, which is funding the clean-up of the island, announced details of the timetable for the €61m remediation works on the nine-hectare site which is due for completion in mid-2018.

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