A picture shared by Cllr Dearey on his Twitter page of oil found a mile upstream from the spillage a week after it occurred
Green Party councillor Mark Dearey is set to call for a full debate on the impact of an oil spillage at Warrenpoint over a week ago on the Louth shoreline of Carlingford Lough.
The Omeath man said he would like to discuss the matter in full at the next meeting of Louth County Council after earlier this week expressing his concern that, a week after the spill, an area a mile upstream was still coated in oil.
Louth County Council did release a statement on the spillage, which occurred on October 22nd, saying they were continue to monitor the shoreline for any negative impact.
The statement read: “Louth County Council (LCC) were informed on the 23rd of October of a fuel oil spillage at Warrenpoint harbour which occurred on the night of the 22nd of October.
“The affected areas reported were Warrenpoint Harbour and an area of foreshore near Narrow Water Castle in Co Down. Booms were deployed at Warrenpoint Harbour and an on-going beach clean is being carried out at Narrow Water Castle by the Northern Ireland authorities.
“As soon as the Council were made aware of the incident LCC informed all the relevant statutory and public bodies in the Republic and have been liaising with these bodies and the relevant bodies in Northern Ireland since the 23rd of October.
“LCC along with other public bodies have been inspecting the foreshore since the incident was notified to the Council. Some contaminated seaweed has been found along the foreshore in an area North of Omeath in Co Louth and the Council are arranging for removal and disposal of the affected material. On the Louth side of the Lough no impacts have been noted in the water body itself and along the shoreline.
“LCC will be continually monitoring the shoreline until such a stage as the clean-up on the Northern side of the Lough has been closed off and there are no further risks to the environment.”
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