8 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution have submitted a report on the statutory public consultation exercise on the Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant (THORP) at Sellafield which, it is understood, reaffirms the original draft authorisations proposed by HMIP; and if the Irish Government will be willing to challenge any decision to allow the commissioning of THORP before a fresh public inquiry is called by lodging a formal complaint with the International Court of Justice, in view of the fact that the Government demanded such an inquiry in their submission to the public consultation exercise.

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8 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution have submitted a report on the statutory public consultation exercise on the Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant (THORP) at Sellafield which, it is understood, reaffirms the original draft authorisations proposed by HMIP; and if the Irish Government will be willing to challenge any decision to allow the commissioning of THORP before a fresh public inquiry is called by lodging a formal complaint with the International Court of Justice, in view of the fact that the Government demanded such an inquiry in their submission to the public consultation exercise.

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• Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Sellafield Nuclear Reprocessing Plant.

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