Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 18 April 2019

Public Accounts Committee

Environmental Protection Agency: Financial Statements 2017

9:00 am

Photo of Kate O'ConnellKate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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Somehow I ended up sitting on the water charges committee. Rainwater in Ireland, especially in the cities, is running into the sewerage system. We are dealing with a greater amount of wastewater that is not technically waste. Are there any plans for dealing with this in the longer term? Run-off water would not need as much treatment as sewage. I am referring to separation.