Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)

Yes. Like those organisations, we are asking a legitimate question about the standards that will apply in respect of the inspection regime for septic tanks.

When pressed by the interviewer, Joe Nash, the Minister could not define a "low-income family". The Minister insisted there would be no hidden charges arising from the registration and inspection regime. All the inspection will seek to discover, he claimed, is whether a septic tank is working.

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