Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 April 2022
156. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the water quality in lakes (details supplied) in County Cavan is being actively monitored; if so, if he will provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21640/22]
View answerNeither I nor my Department have any role with regard to water quality, statutory responsibility for which comes within the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I am advised that the EPA are the key statutory body responsible for the monitoring of water bodies, both directly and through oversight of Irish Water and local authorities.
The EPA is an independent public body established under the Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992, and is entirely independent in the exercise of its functions.
