Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Regarding the programme for Government and water investment, more than 1,000 homes in my constituency yesterday were put on a "no wash, no drink" notice by Irish Water due to extremely elevated levels of chlorine contamination. Quite a number of questions remain as Irish Water fixes the problem. The constituents on the ground do not know the type of chlorine that was in the water or the extent of it. We know there were elevated levels right down at the end of the line in this case, but they do not know how long it has been a problem. What we do know is that this is very important.

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