Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein)

This has been a long debate but I am fairly clear about what was said earlier because I tried to labour the point. We discussed houses that were built 20, 30 or 40 years ago. I understand the Minister said if the water coming out of such systems was of an EPA standard to be laid down it did not matter what the systems were or how they worked as long as they conformed to the guidelines in place when they were built. It is proposed to register that system and re-register it if there are changes. If I add to my system and the effluent from it is still of a high quality the water coming out of it should be inspected. The idea of registering and reregistering is a red herring and I do not see the logic.