David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Do they not? I thought they did. If I am wrong then I am wrong.

There is an immediacy and local knowledge by the people in the water services that lends itself to the matter being brought to the public's attention fairly quickly which is important. Either 15 or 20 years ago, in this House, I raised the issue of public water supplies being tainted with campylobacter and E. coli infection. On that occasion I got a very dusty response but perhaps we have woken up to water safety. The public have the right to be alerted, as quickly as possible, about any contamination of water services and it is for that reason I support the amendment.