Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach stated there has been under-investment in Irish water. In my view, there is still under-investment in this area in that Government is not investing in it at all. All Government is doing is investing in a process that can charge for water. It is creating an entity that is saleable. It is not investing in water and has taken no action to mend the leaks or in respect of retrofitting, harvesting or pressure control on taps. This Government does not appear to give a damn about water. It has done nothing about improving water quality and is currently only spending money on the creation of a structure that can charge for water services, which entity will in the future be saleable. Why have waste treatment plants been put on the long finger? There is currently no investment in waste treatment plants, which means that because we are way behind in this regard, we will be faced with fines by the EU.

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