Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I absolutely hear the Deputy's valid concerns about the risks here, particularly in respect of those two pipes, the structural integrity of one and the risks there, as identified by the EPA. I am happy to bring those concerns forward. I think the investment Irish Water has undertaken nationally and the investment it will be able to undertake with additional capital funding will allow the immediate environmental and public health risks the Deputy has highlighted to be addressed. The investment will also allow for the necessary water infrastructure to be put in place to enable the level of development the Deputy and I both want to see across Galway to be maintained and enhanced. I am happy to speak to the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, directly about this issue and I will note that Deputy Connolly has raised it now on a number of occasions in the House.

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