Let us consider the River Shannon and its lakes and the sewerage system in towns such as Athlone, Portumna and Limerick. The discharge of untreated sewage into the lakes and rivers in the area to which I refer has been unbelievable. The sewerage facilities in these towns are inadequate to properly treat such sewage, which is then dumped into the Shannon and its lakes. Lough Derg is being attacked, on one hand, by local government, which has responsibility for maintaining the quality of water at a high standard, and, on the other, by another government agency, Bord na Móna, which controls the discharge of silt into the lake. Effectively, this fresh water lake has been destroyed. Until recently, Bord na Móna failed to put in place the proper mechanism to reduce – not eliminate – the discharge of silt into the Shannon and Lough Derg.