Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

The residents of the Mount Farron estate in Blackpool on Cork's northside have been dealing week in and week out since mid-July with dirty and discoloured water. Since last Saturday morning, there has been an unrelenting stream of urine coloured water. Let us leave aside how people have a cup of tea. How do they do their laundry or have a shower? Residents asked me to bring a sample of their water supply into the Dáil Chamber. I agreed to do so. I have it here. I ask the Taoiseach to have a look at it. It is disgusting. The Taoiseach is more than welcome to come over here and sit beside me when this session is over and have a closer look or even a sup, if he dares to go that far. When will Uisce Éireann and the Minister get on top of this issue? When will some class of relief be offered to these residents and others like them who are being put through this purgatory? It is unrelenting. People have been dealing with this, every minute of every day, since the middle of July.

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