Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)

I ask the Taoiseach about the promised legislation on Irish water. On Saturday last, the Irish Farmers' Journal carried a quotation from the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, reporting him stating that Irish Water "will oversee everything to do with water and septic tanks across the country". I want the Taoiseach to clarify whether the Government has now decided that Irish Water will have a role in overseeing the legislation and regulation of septic tanks.

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