Michael Mullins (Fine Gael)

The people want to protect water quality and public health. We have in place a system that will do that and which will meet our obligations under the European Court of Justice ruling of 2009, an issue with which the previous Government failed to deal. It is time to move on, to allow the work continue and for people to register.

Senator Feargal Quinn made some interesting observations on road safety, a matter which is of concern to every Member. While the number of fatalities has reduced significantly in recent years, there was a worrying increase during the month of June. I hope this trend will not continue. An initiative has been brought to my attention by a number of constituents recently in regard to our roads.