Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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There is frustration for farmers. There is significant investment going into farms to try to improve water quality. There are many different recommendations being put in place for compliance, etc., to try to improve soil water, to stop roadways, moving water tanks, etc. There is also protected urea. There are 31 in total that derogation farmers must adhere to. It is frustrating to see a local town where the sewerage plant is not up to capacity and is having an impact on water quality. It is frustrating for individuals when they are doing A,B,C and D but the investment that is needed to get waste water treatment plants up to capacity is not being made. I can name several sizeable villages in my own county that have no waste treatment plant and are using the nearby river instead to put raw sewage into. We are in the 21st century. It is not the witnesses' fault but it is definitely not good enough.