Two public meetings to discuss the implications of the new legislation on septic tanks are being organised by Sinn Féin councillor Rose Conway-Walsh in the Belmullet Electoral Area. The first meeting will be held in the Broadhaven Bay Hotel, Belmullet, on Tuesday January 10 at 8pm and the second one will be held in Hotel Newport on Friday January 13 at 8pm.
Councillor Conway-Walsh said: “These meetings are open to all members of the public and elected representatives. The main aim is to provide people with relevant information and facilitate discussion on the implications for households as well as formulating a community response. In addition to the many inequalities advanced by this legislation, areas such as Belmullet and Newport have exceptional cases for delaying registering until both sewerage schemes including collection networks are constructed and fully operational.
“It is my opinion that this septic tank legislation has not been rural or poverty proofed and it must be amended to take the realities of its implementation into consideration before it’s too late.”
