Seanad debates
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed)
11:00 pm
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein)
That is the point. It was a red herring thrown in by the Minister. There is a basic issue here: if one registers a septic tank, it will not move. It is connected to a house, which will not move. A person who registers will be on the system; the county council will know exactly what septic tank he or she has installed. There is some sort of red herring in the Minister's explanation of the requirement to re-register after five years. The inspectors will know where the tank was the last time; it will not have moved in the garden. I agree with the amendment. We certainly should not have a re-registration fee or even a re-registration process, because once a system is on the list, it is on the list.
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