Warning that toxic dump delays would breach Europe agreement

An environmental lobby group is warning that cutbacks or delays to the proposed clean-up of a toxic waste dump in Cork Harbour would breach a legal agreement between Ireland and the European Commission (EC).

Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) say this is made apparent by files released to it by the EC. FIE made the comment following a recent government suggestion that the cost of the clean-up on Haulbowline Island might not be warranted.

FIE lodged its original complaint about the toxic dump with the EC in 2009.