Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will not hold up the Minister on this issue. All I will say is that I am a little concerned about water quality. There are dangerously high levels of lead in the water in Tralee but no single agency claims responsibility for same. The HSE has not issued a non-drinking notice, the local authority will not do so because the issue concerns Irish Water, and the EPA will not do so either. Nobody has taken responsibility for the matter.

I do not believe the Minister will accept any amendment today and I do not believe he ever intended to accept one. In the event of him not accepting this amendment I suggest he considers finding a way to ensure that people are advised whether it is too dangerous or unhealthy to drink water in their area. We need a one-stop-shop to deal with issues that concern public health. As I said last Friday night, I do not believe the Minister will accept an amendment and I ask him to consider a way to resolve the matter.