National Parks
Seanad Éireann — 2023-05-23
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Ossian Smyth (GP), Dún Laoghaire

It is difficult to install toilets in the Phoenix Park, not just because one needs wastewater facilities, but also because one needs freshwater facilities. I take Senator Currie's point on the requirement for composting, or the possibility of using composting toilets, and I will bring that to the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan. Senator Currie can tell me if she thinks there is a way one can run a toilet without fresh water, through rainwater harvesting or through drilling a well. What would her suggestion be?

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Sitting date: 2023-05-23