Appendix 1 – Displaying the Total Arising of Irelands Hazardous Waste Appendix 2 – Pilot Questionnaire Appendix 3 – Questionnaire Brief Appendix 4 – Questionnaire Appendix 5 - Completed Risk Assessment Appendix 6 – Completed Ethics Form Appendix 7 – Raw Questionnaire Data Appendix 8 – Code Table
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Question Variables Q1 Have you ever heard of Haulbowline Island? Yes No 1 2 Q2 Are you of the hazardous waste disposal site on the East-Tip of Haulbowline Island? Yes No 1 2 Q3 If yes, how did you hear about it? Newspaper Television Internet School County Council Information Evening Local Knowledge 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Q4 Which of these definitions do you think best describes toxic waste? (a) (b) (c) 1 2 3 Q5 What caused this amount of toxic waste to become present on Haulbowline Q6 What do you think your chances of your health being affected by the situation on Haulbowline are? No Risk At All Small Moderate Great 1 2 3 4 Q7 A clean-up effort on the island is underway at the moment. The County Council currently plan to the East-Tip as a landfill and then cap it. On a scale of 1 to 5 how happy are you with this method of management of the area? 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Q8 If you disagree with the method the council are using, please explain why: Q9 How much do you think the estimated cost is for the Less than 1,000,000 1,000,001 to 10,000,00 10,000,001 to 20,000,000 20,000,001 to 30,000,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
30,000,001 to 40,000,000 40,000,001 to 50,000,000 More than 50,000,001 Do you think that it is a good way for the government to be spending this amount, especially in the current economic climate? Yes No 1 2 How much toxic waste is present on the of Haulbowline Island? 1 ton 100 tonnes 500 tonnes 350,000 tonnes 500,000 tonnes 1,000,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 The waste has been collecting on the island for more than 40 years. How long has the Cork County Council been given to clean-up the dump? 6 Months 1 year 2 Years 3 Years 5 Years 7 Years 10 Years 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Do you feel that you should have been made of the situation at an earlier date? Yes No 1 2 How old are you? Under 25 25-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66-75 Over 75 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 What is your gender? Male Female 1 2 What is your highest level of education? None Primary Secondary Post-Secondary 1 2 3 4 Where are you resident in Cork? Cork city (including surrounding town lands) Cobh 1 2 Cobh