Michael Finucane (Fine Gael)

I am grateful for the Minister's response which outlined the up-to-date position. The water is up to ISO standard. Is it not the policy of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government that anyone extracting water should conform to European guidelines? I wish to nail down the veracity of the story propagated in the media to the effect that people who are currently using water supplied by the Shannon Estuary and Deel water schemes are, by definition, getting dirty water. Am I correct in asserting the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government would not allow anyone to extract water without conforming to EU guidelines?