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

I ask Dr. Archbold to correct me if I am wrong in my understanding. The committee has heard from representatives of the EPA. Some 286 are tested regularly. Off the top of my head, and I am open to correction on this point, I believe 1,680 are tested once a year. The rest are tested every few years. Is that correct? The Cathaoirleach, Senators Lombard and Paul Daly and I were in Brussels talking to the Commissioner. The fear I have is that these guys do not want to listen. They told us that other countries might go against us. In fairness, the Department said something a bit different. In some cases, a river is tested once a year. The results could be bad or good the next year. In other cases, such as in some places in Cork, things are being tested every 15 minutes. What criteria are used? Is it hard luck if the results are bad on the day and good luck if they are good? What sort of a system have we?