An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Seanad Éireann — 2026-05-19
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Martin Conway (IND), Administrative Panel

I am conscious of time. I will raise a quick issue. It was disappointing to see Lahinch beach lose its blue flag status last week. I live a short distance from Lahinch beach. I am on it most mornings, including this morning. To see the beach, which had the blue flag for a long time, lose the blue flag status, is concerning. We need to have a debate in this House on why beaches are losing blue flags. A lack of investment in infrastructure, that is, in the wastewater treatment system essentially has caused this problem. For a long time it has been highlighted and called out that the system in the Lahinch-Ennistymon area needs to be upgraded urgently. Now we see the consequences of the lack of this investment over decades. I would like the Minister for housing to come here for a short debate on infrastructure that is resulting in beaches, which have had blue flags for a long time, losing them.

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Sitting date: 2026-05-19