Environmental group angry at EPA appointment

Members of a Cork-based environmental group are questioning the appointment of one of the new directors on the board of the Environmental Protection Agency.

The Cork Harbour Alliance for a Safe Environment claims the appointment of Laura Burke is inappropriate because her work for Indaver Ireland on the Ringaskiddy incinerator project constitutes a conflict of interest.

A Department of the Environment spokesman this afternoon replied that Laura Burke and Dara Lynott were independent appointments.