Joe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The EPA mentioned a drinking water quality report which will be published next week. It seems an inordinate length of time to wait for a 2021 report. There are many agencies and bodies are in the country. Farmers who were at the agriculture committee a number of weeks ago were exasperated that it takes so long to produce this report. Many staff and a lot of money are allocated to this. Why is a 2021 drinking water report not issued until October 2022, especially in the context of all the issues the EPA highlighted about water quality?