Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)

Deputy Ó Cuív was a Minister in 2009 when Ireland lost the judgment by the European Court of Justice. The Attorney General was representing the Government of which Deputy Ó Cuív was a Minister. He was a Minister that approved the revised programme for Government which stated that it would introduce a monitoring and licensing system for septic tanks. He spent the summer months misleading the public by telling them that there would be a charge of €300 per annum, that planning permission would be required to upgrade their systems, and that the EPA code of practice in the 2009 guidelines would be needed.

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