Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

First of all, the problem is that the others unfortunately might not have had the large amounts of money that people are required to have in their arse pocket to spend on the science, hydrologically and ecologically, when they go into court to show what is needed. We did it on a private capacity with the national parks and it has been well verified and peer reviewed that they are not hydrologically connected. However, unfortunately, some people suffered at the EPA’s hands, even though it believes in the science. It had no science to give that day – that needs to be put on the record.

On water quality, how many rivers are there in Ireland?