Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am astounded the Taoiseach even read that out. That was everywhere. Everyone knows what Roscommon County Council said. The Taoiseach did not listen to the question I asked him. I ask about the power the Government has. Bear in mind that when this case was being taken internal documents reveal the Attorney General was going to take the part of the person taking the case against Roscommon County Council.

Will the Taoiseach stand with his Minister of State? The money has been put aside and three quarters of the work has been done. Will the Taoiseach or whoever has to sign it, be it the Minister, Deputy Ryan, or the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, sign the emergency legislation protocol that it is in their hands to do? It was done regarding the gas pipeline in Mayo. It was done when the engines were being put in because the State was in danger of losing power. This House did not object to that. Will the Taoiseach do this for the sake of saving lives? This is not only about the people who are there. There are septic tanks now flowing into a turlough. Do the environmentalists believe that is good for it? There is material from slatted sheds going into the turlough and the Taoiseach and the Minister, Deputy Martin, have it in their grasp to talk to Europe and sign this to get it going - not to talk about people leaving their houses, but to get the few hundred yards of this that has to be finished, which the Minister of State put the money together for.

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