Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 January 2024
105. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of reports carried out on the former Dunsink Dump, Dublin 11, in relation to toxins and odours coming from the site in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1037/24]
View answerDunsink landfill is currently in its aftercare phase following the completion of remediation works in 2005. This phase requires ongoing environmental monitoring and management by Fingal County Council, supervised by the Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with the site’s waste license.
Details of the environmental management of the site can be found on the EPA’s License and Enforcement Access Portal (LEAP) using the site’s waste license number (W0127-01). There are 94 monitoring reports for the site’s emissions, toxins and odours since 2019 available on LEAP and these reports have been summarised into 5 Annual Environmental Reports (AERs).
