Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government says he wants to see the Water Services Bill discussed here before the election. Will the Government provide time for it to be discussed so that it can be enacted? It has been on the backburner for a long time and the cryptosporidium is getting worse.

There has been significant coverage of human trafficking but the Government has neither legislated for nor ratified the UN Protocol or the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings. Will there be any action on this matter? Given that this year marks the 200th anniversary of the ending of the transatlantic slave trade, it is time we saw an end to human trafficking in this century too.

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