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Minister Says Dept. Of Defence Officials "Continue To Engage" On Curragh Dumping.

FIle image: The Curragh Plains/Kildare County Council.

Incident at Donnelly's Hollow occurred in 2017.

The Minister for Defence says his department is continuing to engage with Kildare County Council on an incident of dumping on the Curragh Plains.

It occurred at Donnelly's Hollow iin 2017.

This part of the Curragh falls under the auspices of the Defence Forces and the Dept. of Defence.

Minister Simon Coveney was asked by Kildare South Sinn Fein TD, Patricia Ryan, to "assist with Kildare County Council’s investigation in relation to dumping at Donnelly's Hollow on the Curragh to prevent the local authority from making unnecessary expenditure on legal action"

The Minister says ""ince this occurrence in 2017, officials from both my Department and the local authority have been in regular and continuing contact with a view to resolving this matter to the satisfaction of all parties. I am advised that Kildare County Council has acknowledged that the results of the environmental assessment carried out on the site adjacent to Donnelly's Hollow show no evidence of any environmental pollution at that location.

The Deputy can be assured that my officals are continuing to engage with the local authority on the issue."

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