Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, Independents 4 Change) | Oireachtas source

Last Thursday, Ireland was convicted in the European Court of Justice for having toxins in drinking water above EU safety levels. The court found that drinking water for nearly 240,000 people, in 23 of the 54 water supplies across the State, have levels of trihalomethanes, THMs, with the State failing in its obligation to rid public and private water supplies of toxins. The court said that THMs are of concern for human health and the environment, since the long-term exposure to high levels of chemical compounds in drinking water may pose risks such as cancer, in particular, bladder and colon cancers, and can cause gastric problems and skin irritation. Could the Taoiseach outline what steps the Government is taking to ensure Irish Water fulfils the State's obligation to rid public and private drinking water supplies of all toxins above EU safety limits?

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