Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-05-13-Speech-2-039"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-05-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Environmental liability2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030513.2.2-039"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-05-13-Speech-2-0402
lpv:speaker	lp:Proinsias De Rossa2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, it is essential for the polluter pays principle to be rigorously applied. There are examples in all Member States of industry polluting an area and then moving on or going into liquidation. In Co. Tipperary, Ireland, toxic dust has been blowing across the countryside from an abandoned 147-acre open-cast mine for the last 20 years. It is not right that the company, which made vast sums of money – most of which tax-free – should walk away and leave the taxpayer to carry the cost of cleaning up the site. I would also strongly argue that the principle of covering radiation pollution should be included too. The people of Ireland will regard this directive as a sick joke if radiation is not included, as Sellafield is one of the single most serious threats to the Irish environment. If this issue is not covered in this directive then it simply will not make sense to many Irish people."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PETI (2002-01-23--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"De Rossa (PSE )."1

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