Council And EPA Called To Tackle Hazardous Waste Flowing Into Irish Sea

Sinn Fein is calling on both Wicklow and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Councils and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to tackle hazardous waste at Bray beach flowing into the Irish Sea.

The party made the call after a new report carried out on behalf of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council revealed the actual volume of waste is now expected to contain twice as much as was believed in the 2005 report.


Sinn Féin TD for Wicklow/East Carlow John Brady said the problem needs to be addressed urgently.

He said: "The dump contains more than 104,000 cubic metres of waste including, broken asbestos tiles, and excessive levels of ammoniacal nitrogen, potassium and manganese in the ground water.

"Both Wicklow and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Councils along with the EPA have a responsibility to act without delay on the back of this report.

"I have been continuously raising this issue for the past 12 years and I will continue to do so at every opportunity until the health and safety of the public is no longer at risk and the environmental damage is no more. Having recently raised this issue with Minister Naughten, I will continue to give the issue priority until the site is secured and made safe."

(CD/LM)