Caít Keane (Fine Gael)

Speaking to the amendment, which all of us should do, it removes the prosecution element from the register. It will not be on the register. However, the legal requirement to keep water safe is not a new requirement. It is not being introduced in this Bill for the first time. For anybody pollutes the ground water in their area there is already a law in place. That law is being implemented in this Bill. It is a fallacy to say it is a new law. The legal position, and it was the position when the Senator's party was in Government, is that if anybody pollutes ground water, they can, will and should be prosecuted.