❓ Mr Cook questions the Minister for Health about dust pollution from Cockburn Cement and whether the Environment Minister will be asked to enforce bag filters on lime kilns. The Minister responds that the current licence requirements are adequate but not being met, and action is being taken to ensure compliance.
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COCKBURN CEMENT WORKS — DUST POLLUTION
I ask a supplementary question. Will the minister be calling on the Minister for Environment to alter Cockburn Cement’s licence to ensure that it puts a bag filter on both the lime kilns, as recommended by the minister’s department? Dr K.D. HAMES
I ask a supplementary question. Will the minister be calling on the Minister for Environment to alter Cockburn Cement’s licence to ensure that it puts a bag filter on both the lime kilns, as recommended by the minister’s department? Dr K.D. HAMES
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The licence requirements set the dust levels that must be met in terms of contamination to the community. Mr R.H. Cook : So will you be altering those? Dr K.D. HAMES : There is nothing wrong with those requirements. The problem is that those requirements are not being met, and the dust levels are being exceeded, particularly by this one particular stack that is causing most of the problems. The responsibility and the action that the minister is taking is to make sure that those licence requirements are met. I have not seen the latest health reports that the member has referred to, but I will check up on what they say. The issue is to make sure that those licence conditions are met. I am sure the minister will do everything within his power to ensure that is the case.
Dr K.D. HAMES replied: The licence requirements set the dust levels that must be met in terms of contamination to the community. Mr R.H. Cook : So will you be altering those? Dr K.D. HAMES : There is nothing wrong with those requirements. The problem is that those requirements are not being met, and the dust levels are being exceeded, particularly by this one particular stack that is causing most of the problems. The responsibility and the action that the minister is taking is to make sure that those licence requirements are met. I have not seen the latest health reports that the member has referred to, but I will check up on what they say. The issue is to make sure that those licence conditions are met. I am sure the minister will do everything within his power to ensure that is the case.
The licence requirements set the dust levels that must be met in terms of contamination to the community. Mr R.H. Cook : So will you be altering those? Dr K.D. HAMES : There is nothing wrong with those requirements. The problem is that those requirements are not being met, and the dust levels are being exceeded, particularly by this one particular stack that is causing most of the problems. The responsibility and the action that the minister is taking is to make sure that those licence requirements are met. I have not seen the latest health reports that the member has referred to, but I will check up on what they say. The issue is to make sure that those licence conditions are met. I am sure the minister will do everything within his power to ensure that is the case.
Mr R.H. Cook : So will you be altering those? Dr K.D. HAMES : There is nothing wrong with those requirements. The problem is that those requirements are not being met, and the dust levels are being exceeded, particularly by this one particular stack that is causing most of the problems. The responsibility and the action that the minister is taking is to make sure that those licence requirements are met. I have not seen the latest health reports that the member has referred to, but I will check up on what they say. The issue is to make sure that those licence conditions are met. I am sure the minister will do everything within his power to ensure that is the case.
Dr K.D. HAMES : There is nothing wrong with those requirements. The problem is that those requirements are not being met, and the dust levels are being exceeded, particularly by this one particular stack that is causing most of the problems. The responsibility and the action that the minister is taking is to make sure that those licence requirements are met. I have not seen the latest health reports that the member has referred to, but I will check up on what they say. The issue is to make sure that those licence conditions are met. I am sure the minister will do everything within his power to ensure that is the case.
Dr K.D. HAMES replied: The licence requirements set the dust levels that must be met in terms of contamination to the community. Mr R.H. Cook : So will you be altering those? Dr K.D. HAMES : There is nothing wrong with those requirements. The problem is that those requirements are not being met, and the dust levels are being exceeded, particularly by this one particular stack that is causing most of the problems. The responsibility and the action that the minister is taking is to make sure that those licence requirements are met. I have not seen the latest health reports that the member has referred to, but I will check up on what they say. The issue is to make sure that those licence conditions are met. I am sure the minister will do everything within his power to ensure that is the case.
The licence requirements set the dust levels that must be met in terms of contamination to the community. Mr R.H. Cook : So will you be altering those? Dr K.D. HAMES : There is nothing wrong with those requirements. The problem is that those requirements are not being met, and the dust levels are being exceeded, particularly by this one particular stack that is causing most of the problems. The responsibility and the action that the minister is taking is to make sure that those licence requirements are met. I have not seen the latest health reports that the member has referred to, but I will check up on what they say. The issue is to make sure that those licence conditions are met. I am sure the minister will do everything within his power to ensure that is the case.
Mr R.H. Cook : So will you be altering those? Dr K.D. HAMES : There is nothing wrong with those requirements. The problem is that those requirements are not being met, and the dust levels are being exceeded, particularly by this one particular stack that is causing most of the problems. The responsibility and the action that the minister is taking is to make sure that those licence requirements are met. I have not seen the latest health reports that the member has referred to, but I will check up on what they say. The issue is to make sure that those licence conditions are met. I am sure the minister will do everything within his power to ensure that is the case.
Dr K.D. HAMES : There is nothing wrong with those requirements. The problem is that those requirements are not being met, and the dust levels are being exceeded, particularly by this one particular stack that is causing most of the problems. The responsibility and the action that the minister is taking is to make sure that those licence requirements are met. I have not seen the latest health reports that the member has referred to, but I will check up on what they say. The issue is to make sure that those licence conditions are met. I am sure the minister will do everything within his power to ensure that is the case.
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