Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There was an underspend on water services last year of €45 million which is being carried over into this year. There are schemes to improve water quality and water supply which are waiting to commence. Mountmellick is an example in that regard. Why is Mountmellick not being prioritised? Why are the schemes for places like Emo and Portarlington not being prioritised for capital investment? We have been discussing septic tanks and we are talking here about septic tanks in towns. There are septic tanks in houses on streets at the edges of the town.