Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 5 November 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion

Mr. Niall Gleeson:

We took three samples the last time. I suspect we will be looking at something similar this time. As Ms Farrelly said, the plant is still not operating properly. The window for the slug of water to flush through the system has not started yet. This is unfortunate and we are not happy about it but I have to be realistic about the situation.

I would be a hands-on managing director. Often, when I had a problem plant, I would go along in the middle of the night, talk to the operators and understand what was happening. Under the current working arrangements, I cannot do that. I cannot visit that site without an invitation and without permission. To me, that does not seem realistic.