Incineration bad for our image and exports

ON MY most recent visit to my old home in Monkstown, Cork, I was deeply distressed to learn that permission has been granted for a toxic waste incinerator in the Lower Harbour.

This is in spite of a highly adverse report and recommendation by the appropriate authority’s inspector after a searching public inquiry.

I am informed that responsibility for the detrimental effects of harmful gases and residual ash on the health of your citizens has been disclaimed by the Environmental Protection Agency and by the Department of Health.