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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 6 Mar 1990

Vol. 396 No. 6

Written Answers. - Hospital Incinerators.

Bernard Allen

Ceist:

186 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health if he will make a statement on the operation of hospital incinerators in the Cork area; if they are working in an efficient manner; the temperature at which incineration takes place; the method used; whether any analysis of emissions has been carried out at any of the hospital sites within the last three years; if so, if he will make such documentation available; the hospitals where incinerators are sited; the hospitals where incinerators are in operation; the hospitals where incinerators have ceased operation because of inefficiency; and the method used for the disposal of clinical and hazardous waste from such hospitals.

I would refer the Deputy to the reply to Question No. 390 of 30 January, 1990. The position which was outlined in that reply in relation to the operation of incinerators in Dublin hospitals applies also in the case of hospital incinerators in other areas, including the Cork area.

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