Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 802: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he proposes to publish draft regulations under section 70L of the Water Services (Amendment) Act 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17881/12]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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As stated in the reply to Questions Nos. 1 and 2 of 8 March 2012, draft performance standards for domestic wastewater treatment systems were published for public consultation on 1 March. The consultation document set out the proposed content of the Regulations to be made under Section 70L of the Water Services (Amendment) Act 2012.

The consultation period closed on 30 March and more than 160 submissions were received. The submissions are being reviewed by my Department and when this process is complete, the regulations which will give legal effect to the standards will be finalised. At that stage, the relevant Statutory Instrument will be laid before each House of the Oireachtas, in accordance with Section 18 of the Water Services Act 2007.