Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I join the Taoiseach in acknowledging the progress that has been made under Housing for All. That is lost in here sometimes. We are making progress and we are likely to exceed our targets again this year, which is to be welcomed. However, I want to raise the issue of wastewater. It really irks me, at a time so many other variables are beyond our control and the control of builders, such as escalating costs and so on, that the prioritising by Irish Water of wastewater treatment units in certain areas leaves a lot to be desired. I give the example of the villages of Carrignavar, Whitechurch and Glenville on the outskirts of Cork city to the north, where the lack of wastewater treatment units is prohibiting any future expansion, whether in terms of homes or, in the case of Carrignavar, restricting the intake students in local schools. I ask that the Government would prioritise wastewater treatment plants in those areas that need them most.

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