Michael Mullins (Fine Gael)

I know that. The Minister has indicated that basic information will have to be supplied to the local authority by the owner of each septic tank. That will facilitate the making of decisions on where inspections should take place, as well as on the volumes of inspections that will be necessary. After months of scaremongering, the Minister has made this measure acceptable to many people. The registration fee will be small. It will cost just €20 to appeal a decision that one does not like. At this stage, we are really clutching at straws. We should accept what the Minister is saying. He is a man of his word. If we pass this legislation and a future Minister attempts to alter it, I am sure people in this House and the other House will have an opportunity to tease these issues out again. I appeal to Fianna Fáil to accept the Minister's bona fides with regard to the system of registration we are talking about. There is nothing sinister involved. I do not doubt that the information that will be gathered will help to inform the local authority on where inspections need to take place.