Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Cré mentioned in the results of its 2013 report that five local authorities did not make the code of practice a requirement. Can Mr. Foster or Mr. Cremin name the five authorities in question? Do they know why the local authorities might have adopted such a position?

Mr. Cremin suggested that a better way of managing septic tanks would be to take the solids out. Why are we not doing that? Does he envisage any time in the future when we might do so? He also seems to have concerns over the sludge records from plants servicing fewer than 5,000 persons and suggests that we should introduce legislation to exempt this. What has given rise to his concerns over this practice?