Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 1 Jun 1999

Vol. 505 No. 6

Written Answers. - Water Quality.

Eamon Gilmore

Question:

46 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the steps, if any, he intends to take to deal with the serious problem of water pollution highlighted in the recent report of the Environmental Protection Agency which showed a ten point increase in the numbers of polluted waterways since 1990. [14353/99]

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment and Local Government (Mr. D. Wallace)

I refer to the reply to Priority Question No. 17 on today's Order Paper.