Feargal Quinn (Independent)

The report of the Environmental Protection Agency issued this morning on drinking water should concern everybody. The survey it conducted showed 51% of drinking water is contaminated or below standard. It is mainly due, as far as I understand, to treatment plants and soilage entering river water. If the Seanad is to earn the respect of the nation, this is the very sort of thing we should be bringing to peoples' attention. There is a possibility that we have introduced too many laws over the years, not just in Ireland but in Europe as well.

The good news is that one thing we can now sell and buy as of yesterday are misshapen vegetables.