Declan Breathnach (Louth, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We should be looking for a solution rather than seeking a prosecution. Senator Boyhan outlined that the EPA has legal power but it needs to be strengthened. Has the EPA reviewed all of the audits across the country, or will it do so?

It is clear that in the case of Leixlip, but also that of County Louth, the actions recommended, not just in one report but two, have not been implemented. Will the witnesses undertake to review those reports with a view to putting them on the remedial action list, if necessary?

Dr. Minihan said the remedial action list is published on the website. We have a communication problem here. The witnesses may say we should be able to look at the website but all public representatives, at national, regional and county levels, need to be supplied with the reports and met twice per year. Will they commit to this? Publishing on the website is not sufficient. Irish Water does not inform anybody about what is in the reports. It is said that it is up to us to have the competence to read them but if the witnesses asked everybody in this room about them, they would note that nobody was aware of the remedial action list until this morning, although it is available on the website.