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

Mr. Feargal Ó Coigligh:

Exactly, there has been much debate about what is appropriate. That question is debatable and there are different views on it. The legislation has come with a particular threshold and a mechanism to allow that to be amended if the EPA recommends that to the Minister.