Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael)

It has been stated by opponents of the legislation that people are not responsible, which is an atrocity. From where is this suggestion coming? People are responsible. A person whose septic tank is contaminating groundwater has a legal and moral responsibility to his or her neighbour. Will Deputies who are visited by constituents about the contamination of their water supply tell them to leave their neighbour alone because, after all, his or her septic tank was grand when it was built in 1969 or 1975? Where is the leadership is this?

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