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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 13 Feb 1975

Vol. 278 No. 3

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Sewage Sludge User.

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asked the Minister for Local Government if any detailed examination has yet been carried out into the possibility of using sewage sludge for land improvement purposes; and if he will make a statement in the matter.

There has been no recent examination. The outcome of an earlier examination was to the effect that the contribution of sewage sludge to soil fertility would be so limited as to be uneconomic.

The general question of sludge treatment and disposal is the subject of international research and consideration. The Department are keeping in touch with these developments.

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