7 Aib 2014, 10:51
A zero waste approach to water will be the focus of the Environment Committee when it meets with Dr Seán Ó hÓgáin and Liam McCarton from Dublin Institute of Technology tomorrow, Tuesday, 8th April 2014.
Michael McCarthy TD, Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht, said: “There has been an increased demand for water for domestic and commercial use in recent years. A key approach to meeting this demand has been to increase supply. However, water conservation also enables demand to be catered for and water saving technologies will play a greater role into the future. Developing and promoting sustainable technologies for water production and wastewater treatment will help us move towards a zero waste approach to water, while also addressing a source of environmental pollution. Tomorrow, we will consider this issue in greater detail with two lecturers from DIT specialising in water and wastewater analysis, Dr Seán Ó hÓgáin and Liam Mc Carton.
This meeting will start in Committee Room 4, Leinster House at 2.15pm tomorrow, Tuesday 8th April 2014.
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Membership of the Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht
Deputies: James Bannon TD (Fine Gael); Paudie Coffey TD (Fine Gael); Noel Coonan (Fine Gael) Leas-Chathaoirleach; Marcella Corcoran Kennedy TD (Fine Gael); Barry Cowen (Fianna Fáil); Luke Flanagan TD (Independent); Kevin Humphreys TD (Labour); Michael McCarthy TD (Labour) Cathaoirleach; Sandra McLellan TD (Sinn Féin); Tony Mc Loughlin TD (Fine Gael); Michelle Mulherin TD (Fine Gael); Catherine Murphy TD (Independent); Gerald Nash TD (Labour); Seán Ó Fearghaíl TD; Brian Stanley TD (Sinn Féin).
Senators: Senator Cáit Keane (Fine Gael) Senator Denis Landy (Labour); An Seanadóir Fiach Mac Conghail (Neamhspleách); Senator Catherine Noone (Fine Gael); An Seanadóir Labhrás Ó Murchú (Fianna Fáil): Senator Ned O’Sullivan (Fianna Fáil).