An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Seanad Éireann — 2026-06-11
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Dee Ryan (FF), Nominated by the Taoiseach

I rise to raise the issue of the proposed wastewater treatment on the Dunlicky Road in Kilkee, County Clare. Kilkee is a beautiful spot on the Clare coastline. It is beloved by both Clare residents and people from all around the country, but it is particularly beloved by Limerick people, as the Leas-Chathaoirleach will well know. I have been contacted by councillors in County Clare and the chair of the Dunlicky Road residents association to raise concerns. I am conscious that this matter is before the courts. Clare County Council had initially refused planning permission for the site that was chosen. That decision was appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála and overturned. The residents group is now taking a judicial review of the appeal decision. What the chair of the residents group has raised with me and has been raised extensively in local media is what they feel was a lack of sufficient public consultation on the site selection. As I understand it, there were not enough consultations done with the residents in the area. I ask that this matter be raised with the Minister and that we ensure that when Uisce Éireann is doing its very valuable work in future - everyone in Kilkee acknowledges that there is a huge need for an upgrade in the wastewater treatment to end the discharge of raw sewage into the ocean nearby - sufficient public consultation on site selection is done so that everyone is satisfied with the end result.

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Sitting date: 2026-06-11