Seanad debates
Wednesday, 16 November 2022
Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee Stage
10:30 am
Pauline O'Reilly (Green Party) | Oireachtas source
I would be interested in understanding where the figures have come from because, if nothing below 25 cu. m is registered, how will we know what the level of abstraction is? Perhaps the Minister of State has these details. I was looking for them today but could not find them because there is no registration. Therefore, how do we define what the abstraction is? We definitely know we have a problem with our watercourses and that Inland Fisheries Ireland has called for a reduction from 25 cu. m to 10 cu. m. I understand where the EPA is coming from. It has a certain remit, as does Inland Fisheries Ireland. The latter is concerned about fish stocks. I do not understand why it would be concerned if there were very little impact.
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