Minister sits on fence while dioxin levels have almost doubled

ENVIRONMENT Minister Micheál Martin’s lack of concern at the doubling of dioxin levels in Ringaskiddy is shocking.

It is good news that dioxin levels nationally have dropped by 20%, but the reality is that in Ringaskiddy they have almost doubled in the last four years. Dioxins are known carcinogens. They are unintentional byproducts of incineration and, according to the Environment Protection Agency in the US, there are no safe levels of dioxins.

No doubt the study to determine dioxin levels in Ireland was carried out in a scientific manner. All samples were taken using the same techniques, analysed in the same way, in the same laboratory and results correlated accordingly - in the same way.