Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion

Photo of Richard O'DonoghueRichard O'Donoghue (Limerick County, Independent)
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I have no problem giving water to Dublin, but what is in it for County Limerick and the other areas from which the water is being extracted? I do not like everything coming to Dublin, which will benefit from water from the Shannon. What is in it for local authorities in Limerick and elsewhere?