Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I raise the glamorous subject of septic tanks or domestic private wastewater treatment plants, as they are properly known. My Green Party colleague, Deputy Ó Cathasaigh recently raised some important questions at the Committee of Public Accounts about rates of inspection of septic tanks. Will the Minister of State outline the number of septic tanks there are nationally, the number of inspections of septic tanks that are carried out, the take-up of grant aid for treatment systems in the high status objective catchment areas and in prioritised areas for action schemes? We need to raise public awareness of the available grants and the health implications of a poorly performing system.

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