Seanad debates

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages

 

11:00 am

Photo of Mark DalyMark Daly (Fianna Fail)

This is the problem. As my colleagues have pointed out, we are being sold a pig in a poke. The Minister must decide the standards and we do not know what they are. His officials know but we do not. That is why we are asking for them to be published. I know the Minister is conducting a review, but the matter should be brought back to the House in order that we can debate it.

Let us suppose a householder is told to install the best standard available. I return to the example of the two fields in Kerry where one neighbour is refused planning permission but the other has had a septic tank for the past 30 years and is told to install a new one.

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.