Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

The Minister will find out in the same way as the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, is finding out because, as he said, he is out of practice. There is a long-term design here and, therefore, I ask the Minister to consider the issue and say that if one has registered, unless the house changes hands, there would not be a requirement for re-registering. I join Deputy Stanley in asking under what regulation, law or statutory instrument the Minister will ensure that no matter how small the site, people will not be required to buy land in respect of a septic tank and percolation area in another person's land. The Minister has said that and I take his word, but there must be some legal mechanism by which this can be done. Will he state the relevant Act or statutory instrument under which this can be done? Will an upgraded septic tank be required to have an environmental screening or an environmental impact analysis and will he tell the House the legal reference that gives him the power to do this, even in a special area of conservation, SAC?

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