Feargal Quinn (Independent)

Years ago when one went to France one was amazed that people did not drink water from the tap but from bottles. As somebody who sells water in bottles I am always happy to find opportunities to sell more. We have recently been reminded of how vigilant we must be. Last weekend a ban was put on the use of water in the Tyrellstown area of Fingal. The matter received no publicity, but was a result of the health authority's vigilance. The same thing happened in Carlow a few weeks ago.

We have taken for granted the purity of Irish water. It was probably not all that pure in the past and it is due to the vigilance of those charged with overseeing the matter that we now have clean water. We should pay much more attention to the matter than in the past and there is now far more vigilance. Perhaps, however, that is not the case throughout the whole country. We should appreciate and concentrate on the issue.