Paul Daly (Fianna Fail)
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I welcome the EPA officials this evening. Senator Lombard covered a lot of the direction I was going. I just have a couple of questions. I am aware the witnesses have responded to Deputy Mythen on the inspectors and that the EPA does not do policy or enforcement other than the inspections with the council. From our perspective, however, and for the purposes of the report this committee will put together, we are pro-derogation. I am not saying that the EPA is anti-derogation but for the purposes of our report, and aside from enforcement of what is already there, what is one thing the officials here would like to see change that would have a positive effect on water quality? That one thing, however, cannot be to stock reduction.