An environmental group fears that the government will abandon plans to rehabilitate the former Irish steel mill on Haulbowline Island in Cork Harbor.
Tony Lowes , director of the Irish Friends of the Environment , expressed concern over a statement by Secretary of the Interior Michael Creed after visiting the website, mentioning only the cleanliness of the old post at its eastern end.
"I was a little worried when I commented on the minister's credo in a parliamentary response, because he spoke only of the cleanliness that he is, not the restoration of old steel or the extreme south."
Mr. Lowes said that the then Minister of the Marine, Simon Coveney, in 2015 promised did , that the government would rehabilitate the old Irish Steel plant in a "Integral", which would involve the clearing of 22 hectares of old ironworks.
Old mills
The promise came after the Lowes Group lodged a complaint with the European Commission in 2009 regarding the status of the old mills. This prompted the Commission to file a complaint against Ireland , but the action was stopped when the government undertook to clean up the entire island.
"He has just cleared the nine acres of East Point instead of the entire 22 acres that includes the old factory and the South End," said Lowes.
"And he spent only 13 million euros to finance 61 million euros, which Simon Coveney said was limited to cleaning, and the Cork County Council , acting as an agent for the cleaning department, still needs a building permit to clean the old one Plant and the southern end. "
agrees
The Department of the Navy said that until last year, "the expenses were focused on preparing and ensuring the necessary planning, allow permits and update the infrastructure of the island in advance." is working ".
The ministry noted that redevelopment of the East End was a priority but that work was under way to develop a suitable solution for the old steel mill and to prepare a permit request.
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