Seanad debates

Thursday, 22 October 2009

Water and Sewerage Schemes

 

3:00 pm

Photo of Cecilia KeaveneyCecilia Keaveney (Fianna Fail)

The Minister has clearly avoided the issue. First, Moville will require tertiary treatment and, second, it should have been in the pipeline for the last 30 years but it has not. The Minister says it is at the planning stage but various reports have gone to various bodies over the last decade. The Minister will not have the information to hand but could the Department supply me with a full report on when Moville was first on the Department's agenda and what has happened at every six month stage since then? To state that it is still in the planning process and that key environmental and economic criteria must be examined as to when this issue will be addressed does not take into account that raw sewage is going into the River Foyle. It is a key environmental concern. The fact that Moville does not have basic facilities such as water and sewerage means I cannot attract industry to the area. This is not in compliance and it says it is not in compliance. What will the Minister do to address this, along with the local authority?

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