Cement Roadstone, which operates sand and gravel quarries on more than 1,000 acres of land in Co Wicklow, has sent a solicitor's letter to Wicklow County Council because its name was used in media reports on illegal dumping.
Council staff were preparing to visit a 600-acre Roadstone site at Blessington last week but postponed the visit due to the sudden death of the council's overseer in the area, Mr John Mullins (snr).
Roadstone is understood to be angry because its name was linked to the illegal dumping, but a spokesman said last evening the company "was not threatening legal action". The spokesman said solicitors had been instructed to write to the council because the company was "baffled by the allegations which we view as unfounded and we want to protect our good name".
The company has acknowledged it took in topsoil to its Fassaroe site from the N11 road widening construction site at the Glen o' the Downs. It is adamant permission had been secured via a third party from the council for the receipt of the topsoil. This would require the sanction of the Environmental Protection Agency, which has no record of such a permit being issued.
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