Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail)

I hope the Leader will provide us with the opportunity of having this debate today or tomorrow. My party seeks to have it today.

I will not push the matter to a vote today but I ask the Leader to take on board No. 16, motion No. 5, on the Order Paper which relates to the issue of septic tanks. Disgraceful legislation is being introduced by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Phil Hogan. This is an outright, categoric attack on every house in rural Ireland. I fail to understand how any rural Fine Gael or Labour Party Senator or Deputy can stand in the same place as the Minister and claim to agree with that legislation.