#DumpingWaste - The Dublin Port Company has been accused of 'pre-meditated and cynical' timing of notification, reports The Irish Times.
Leaflets received by thousands of households about plans to dump 10 million tonnes of dredge waste in Dublin Bay, following concerns the application was publicised at a time when few might see it.
The Dublin Port Company (DPC) received planning permission for major development works in July that will allow it accommodate super cruise liners.
It subsequently filed a Dumping at Sea (Das) permit application with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allow 9.7 million tonnes of seabed material to be disposed of at an existing marine site off Howth Head, by-product of increasing the depth in the port from seven to 10 metres.
However the timing of the single newspaper advertisement required by law to notify the public, at the start of the August bank holiday weekend, has led to concerns the move would remain all but unnoticed.
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