Martin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I listened with interest to Deputy McNamara's contribution on compensation for those who are compliant with the permit at any given time. I am a little confused. He mentioned where somebody goes for planning permission, gets planning permission and is compliant with planning permission rules. We had a Minister in here who disregarded that. I refer to the septic tank charges, if the Minister of State recalls. Those who were compliant in 1984, 1986, 1994 and right through, because of the EPA guidelines, would not be compliant now. I acknowledge Deputy McNamara's argument on what has gone before. I have always been of the opinion that if the septic tank issue was challenged constitutionally it would not succeed.

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