Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

A report on water quality was issued today. It is clear that municipal authorities have a lot of money to spend on their infrastructure. I want to talk about organic waste from agriculture, especially from intensive farms. There is an awful lot of modern technology out there with modern methods to deal with this waste. I would be very critical of various Departments that have not embraced this technology. We need pilot projects across the country to show exactly what can be done as regards energy creation and creating an organic pellet fertiliser to spread on farmland, which will have a beneficial effect on water quality. This needs to be co-financed and driven by various Departments. As of now this has not happened and it must happen as a matter of urgency.

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