Paul Lawless (Mayo, Aontú) | Oireachtas source

Newport is a beautiful town on the west coast of Mayo that is nestled in the stunning Clew Bay. Newport has no wastewater treatment plant and, as a result, raw sewage is being pumped into Clew Bay. This is affecting fish stocks and the ecosystem, with a foul odour in the town. Indeed, it is robbing the town of its potential in terms of economic development, housing development, tourism and recreational activities for the community.

This facility has been promised for decades, but it keeps getting pushed back and back. The people of Newport and its committee deserve transparency and progress updates on this. We cannot arrive in 2030 to realise that it has been pushed back another decade. Will the Taoiseach agree to engage with Uisce Éireann to provide regular updates? Who is responsible for this wastewater treatment plant? Will the project manager responsible meet with the committee on a quarterly basis to outline the schedule of events and the progress on this?

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It is crucial that the town gets the wastewater treatment plant it deserves.

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