Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

In cases where sewage is not treated or where the lake is completely contaminated, the water supply of thousands of people is now causing the current problem. This was well known in advance. The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, with his smug approach to the problem, has hived off blame and responsibility to everyone else. The Government and its immediate predecessor did not have the political will to make the investment necessary to deal with this problem.

People in Galway now speak of having had a morning cryptosporidium shower. They are disgusted at the failure to invest in sewerage works.

See this speech in context