Dublin Bay North Labour TD, Seán Kenny has strongly re-stated his opposition to the decision by the Fingal County Manager to select Clonshaugh as the location for the new North Dublin Sewage Treatment Plant.

Mr Kenny said: "There are more than 2500 residential buildings within 0.5 to 1.0 km of the Clonshaugh boundary site, including Clonshaugh, Priorswood, and Darndale housing estates as well as the Burnell Court apartment development at the Northern Cross. Building a sewage treatment plant on the doorstep of these estates is unacceptable. It must be noted that the local authority that made the decision is Fingal County Council, while the residents affected by a decision in favour of Clonshaugh live in the Dublin City Council area.

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"The proposal to route the outfall from the Clonshaugh site to the sea north of Ireland's Eye through a pipeline under Baldoyle Estuary is of grave concern from an environmental viewpoint. This proposal was strongly opposed by the National Parks & Wildlife Service. On the other side of Baldoyle Estuary the pipeline would go through the Portmarnock Dunes and the popular Portmarnock Velvet Strand Blue Flag Beach.

"I will be conveying my opposition to the proposed Clonshaugh Sewage Treatment site to An Bord Pleanala who must now consider the proposal."

(CD)