Micheál Martin (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)

I thank the Deputy for raising a very key issue. He began by speaking about the septic tanks that are largely associated with existing housing stock across the length and breadth of the country. It is important that we improve upon them and refurbish and develop them and provide grant assistance to enable people to replace septic tanks that are old and not performing to the optimal level.

There are a lot of engineers in Uisce Éireann and a lot of them would argue that they know what they are doing.

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