Ulick Burke (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 598: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to the details released by the Environmental Protection Agency that 339 public water supplies require examination from source to customer to determine whether replacements or upgrades are needed, the number of these in County Galway; the location of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17872/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Under the European Communities (Drinking Water) (No.2) Regulations, 2007, the Environmental Protection Agency is the supervisory authority for public water supplies. In accordance with the Regulations, the Agency has notified local authorities, including Galway County Council, of supplies where detailed profiling is required from source to consumer to ensure that water provided to the general public is clean and wholesome. The Agency will also oversee the carrying out of necessary remedial measures by individual authorities. Details of the relevant schemes in County Galway may be obtained from Galway County Council.