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Jan 13, 2012 - 16:54

Government to force through Septic Tank Bill

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Government to force through Septic Tank Bill

The Government is to force its controversial Septic Tank Bill through Committee stage next week, without allowing adequate time for questions or debate about inspection standards and costs.

Fianna Fáil Environment spokesperson Niall Collins has expressed his outrage at the Environment Minister’s refusal to confirm what standards will apply for the inspection of over 400,000 septic tanks nationwide under Environment Minister Phil Hogan’s Bill.

"Minister Hogan is pulling a fast one here," said Deputy Collins.

"It appears he had no intention to allow this Bill to be properly debated at committee stage, and he had no intention of answering the simple but fundamental question about the standards that will be used for inspecting the tanks under this Bill.

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"The standards applied could make the difference between householders having to pay thousands of euro for upgrade works or system replacements. Because Minister Hogan has flat-out refused to answer the question, there is a real fear that any septic tank built before 2009 will fail the inspection."

Fianna Fáil accused the Minister of blocking requests to allow the EPA before the Oireachtas Environment Committee to answer crucial questions about the inspection standards.

He continued: "It is a disgrace that the Minister is refusing to allow a proper debate on this Bill next week. It looks like hundreds of thousands of septic tank owners will not have their questions answered about this legislation before it is forced upon them."

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