EPA chief cleared by select committee
Friday, 4 May 2018, 5:49 pm
Press Release: Environmental Protection Authority
EPA Board Chair Kerry Prendergast is pleased that a
report from by the Environment Select Committee into the
Environmental Protection Authority 2016/17 annual review
hearing has determined that EPA Chief Executive Dr Allan
Freeth did not mislead the Environment Select Committee
during a session on 15 February 2018.
The committee
concluded in their report, released on 4 May 2018, that:
“We are satisfied Dr Freeth did not mislead us at the
EPA’s 2016/17 annual review hearing. The majority of us do
not have any concerns to raise after reviewing the written
evidence and our hearing with Dr Freeth.”
Kerry
Prendergast says, “The EPA is an independent entity, free
from political influence, and the Board has absolute
confidence in our Chief Executive, Dr Allan Freeth, who
strongly upholds that stance.”
“The
Environmental Protection Authority will be making no further
statements or accepting any requests for interviews on the
issue. Our efforts will remain focused and committed to
furthering our vision of protecting the environment and the
people who live and work in it, for a better way of
life.”
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