Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The European Commission has referred Ireland to the European Court of Justice for breach of the water framework directive on the basis that in various places across the country raw sewage is being pumped into our rivers, streams and lakes. Will the Government defend that case and how is it proposed to fund the measures which would avert that problem? Was the Government aware of the likelihood that a case would be taken and what actions, legislative or otherwise, will it take to avoid it losing the case in the European Court of Justice and facing a significant fine?

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