Richard O'Donoghue (Limerick County, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I draw the Taoiseach's attention to County Limerick, which I represent. Askeaton is 33 years waiting for a sewerage system and Dromcolliher is waiting ten years. Glin is waiting more than 20 years, Hospital more than ten years and Oola more than ten years for infrastructure. There is 27% of the infrastructure left in County Limerick and that is the only place where the investment is going. It is not going into the areas we are talking about. The Government's 2040 plan is going to close down areas completely. Where the Government could not provide houses for people, they are building their own and putting in up-to-date sewerage systems. Now the Government is trying to stop that as well.

I will finish on this point. In my parish of Granagh in County Limerick next week, we will commemorate Lieutenant Mick O'Shea and the Granagh volunteers of 1921 who died for the freedom of Ireland. I challenge the Taoiseach today that they did not die in vain. We were given our freedom to live where we want and neither this Government nor any other Government is going to take that away from the people of County Limerick.

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