Grace O'Sullivan (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

It is great that Deputy Collins has brought this Bill forward because it keeps the water issue on the agenda. Whereas most people wish the water issue would go away because of the discussions over recent months, for me it is something that should remain on the agenda forever. There is one aspect which I feel is a potential weakness and I wonder if could the Bill be strengthened. That is in relation to the ecosystems services. We talk about the public good but we are not talking about the ecological aspect of water. Mr. Ó Tuathail spoke about water distribution but not about water in terms of supply, wastewater collection and the services around that. Would there be or could there be an opportunity to strengthen the Bill a little beyond the public good?