Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)

I am sure Deputy Healy-Rae told people the full information about what we were discussing here today and told them the fact that I have said on many occasions that no planning will be required and that all we want to know is the year the septic tank was provided on a particular dwelling, irrespective of whether it was in the 1940s, 1970s or 1980s. We want to know whether the septic tank is doing the job it was intended to do and whether it is working. The regulations I will lay down will show that to be the case in due course.

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