Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I want it to be that issue because that is what actually makes politicians react much of the time. We can lead and we can set out what our objectives are and where we should be going and much of it is directed by European directives. If it was not for European directives we would be way behind where we are at the moment but it is about how we get it so when I knock on a door, someone asks me why their water quality is deteriorating and what impact is this going to have on their health, on the environment and on their children's future. They are the issues I want people to raise with us, and some people do.

We are in a free round of questions now and I think it might be just myself and Deputy Ó Broin.