Vol. 548 No. 2
296 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he has referred the investigation into those responsible for creating a large illegal toxic dump at Clonshaugh, Dublin 17, to an Garda Síochána and its National Bureau of Criminal Investigation. [4356/02]
In the light of recent serious cases of unauthorised waste dumping in Wicklow, I requested the Garda Commissioner to consider the possible involvement of the Garda Síochána in investigating such activity. The Garda Commissioner recently assigned a team of officers from the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation to investigate, in conjunction with relevant local authorities and other appropriate public bodies, all allegations of criminality or suspected criminality in connection with illegal dumping. It is a matter for the NBCI to determine the extent of this criminal investigation.
