Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach
Seanad Éireann — 2023-09-28
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Garret Ahearn (FG), Administrative Panel

Judging by all the contributions, the Taoiseach has an awful lot of problems to solve and money to give out after today, and I am going to add one more that has not yet been spoken about, although I have spoken about it many times previously. It relates to speeding up investment for infrastructure in Irish Water. Clonmel has been decimated with outages and disruptions all year to the point where 40,000 households in the region around the town were out of water for three days. It is happening weekly and affects businesses, crèches, parents and everyone else. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage spent a day in Clonmel two weeks ago but did not meet any of the organisations on the matter, although that was not his fault, given he did not know about it. He was with a local councillor who clearly did not see it as a major issue, but it is the major issue in Clonmel affecting absolutely everyone. Will the Taoiseach speak to the Minister to try to speed up the issue for us in Clonmel?

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Sitting date: 2023-09-28