John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

Since the beginning of the National Development Plan 2000-2006, more than 400 major water and sewerage schemes have been completed under the Department's water services investment programme at a cost of €3.5 billion. The facts speak for themselves. I have visited many of these schemes, including a recent visit to a scheme in Galway where there was a cryptosporidium outbreak last year. As a result of our investment in the new Terryland plant, where a further €3.6 million has been invested, it will be possible to process a further 20,000 cu. m. of water. Not only will the water be of good quality, it will probably be the best quality drinking water in the country. That is progress.

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