Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 267: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the actions his Department has taken regarding the high levels of aluminium found in drinking water in Youghal, County Cork. [11366/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Local authorities are responsible for the operation and maintenance of individual water supply systems and for the compliance of drinking water supplies with prescribed EU and national quality standards. The duty on local authorities to take the necessary measures to ensure that drinking water meets these standards is performed under the general supervision of the Environmental Protection Agency. The agency publishes a report annually on the quality of drinking water in Ireland and a copy of its most recent report, for the year 2004, is available in the Oireachtas Library. Regarding the Youghal supply, the EPA notes that Cork County Council instigated a corrective action programme involving the installation of additional treatment capacity at the plant aimed at resolving the aluminium problem.