Results 1-6 of 6 for epa speaker:Pat Casey
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of the Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Bill 2018 (20 Jun 2019)
Pat Casey: ...) (Amendment) Bill 2018. I welcome to today's meeting Mr. Joseph Gilhooly, from Leitrim County Council; Dr. Tom Ryan, Mr. Noel Byrne and Mr. Darragh Page from the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA; and, Mr. Feargal Ó Coigligh and Mr. David Flynn from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. I draw the attention of witnesses to the fact that by virtue of section...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Developments in the Water Sector: Discussion (14 Feb 2019)
Pat Casey: ...treatment plant in Arklow has taken place. The plant was discharging raw sewage into the river and I welcome any progress on it. Dr. Ryan mentioned 179 large towns, of which 28 are polluting. What does the EPA define as a large town? I am trying to get a handle on population growth. I am also interested that we still do not seem to have reached the capital investment that we need in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Developments in the Water Sector: Discussion (14 Feb 2019)
Pat Casey: Does the EPA have any statistics on the extent of unsustainable drinking water and contamination and illness caused by that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Breach of EU Urban Wastewater Directive: Discussion (18 May 2017)
Pat Casey: ...director, and Ms Trudy Higgins, environment strategy lead; from the Commission of Energy Regulation, CER, Dr. Paul McGowan and Ms Sheenagh Rooney; and from the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Mr. Dara Lynott, deputy director general; Mr. David Flynn, programme manager, and Mr. Noel Byrne, senior manager. We will engage with them on the recent decision by the European Commission to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Breach of EU Urban Wastewater Directive: Discussion (18 May 2017)
Pat Casey: I thank Dr. McGowan for his presentation. I now invite Mr. Flynn of the EPA to make his presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Breach of EU Urban Wastewater Directive: Discussion (18 May 2017)
Pat Casey: .... Is there any proposed harmonisation process whereby there will be a national tariff for commercial water in and out and one for connection fees to wastewater treatment plants? In respect of the EPA, we mentioned Gweedore not being under its control because they are individual septic tanks and we mentioned the national inspection plan. Who monitors that plan? Is it monitored by...