The Government “needs to step up” and stop raw sewage spewing into rivers, lakes and the sea from 32 towns and villages without wastewater plants.
Sinead O’Brien from the Sustainable Water Network says while Irish Water has been criticised for the pace at which it is dealing with the problem, “responsibility lies at the door of the Department for Housing”.
Her comments follow the latest Environmental Protection Agency report on Urban Wastewater treatment.
