250. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether precautionary guidance was considered for vulnerable groups, including infants, children and pregnant women, in areas affected by repeated manganese exceedances in Cork city drinking water supplies since 2024. [40596/26]
Topics / Water Quality
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsWater Quality
62 questions from 22 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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61 written, 1 oral
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| October 2026 | 1 |
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147. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider amending the strict deadlines for slurry spreading in view of changing weather patterns and increasing rainfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34341/26]
696. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on measures taken by his Department to improve water quality in Ireland, specifically, actions relating to Lady's Lake in Wexford, the Blackwater River and Lough Carra; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34569/26]
878. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive has conducted a formal public health risk assessment regarding repeated exceedances of manganese levels in drinking water in Cork city; and if she will provide the findings of any such assessment. [28638/26]
879. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive has established any clinical monitoring, surveillance, or screening measures for populations potentially exposed to elevated manganese levels in drinking water in Cork city, particularly in relation to neurological impacts in children; and if so, to detail same. [28639/26]
880. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive has issued any formal public health guidance or advisories in relation to manganese exposure in drinking water beyond general discolouration advice; and if she will provide copies of all such guidance. [28640/26]
881. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive has assessed the adequacy of current public information advising that “clear water is safe to drink” in circumstances where clear water samples have exceeded EU and WHO manganese thresholds; and if any revisions to public health messaging are under consideration. [28641/26]
882. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive has determined any threshold or criteria under which a “Do Not Consume” notice should be issued in relation to manganese contamination in drinking water; and if she will outline the decision-making framework applied. [28642/26]
883. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive has engaged in formal correspondence with any public bodies regarding concerns about manganese exposure in Cork drinking water since 2024; and if she will provide details of such correspondence and any recommendations made. [28643/26]
884. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive maintains a national dataset of exceedances of heavy metals, including manganese, in drinking water and associated public health responses; and if she will provide the most recent available data. [28644/26]
684. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will meet with the Lough Neagh stake-holders group to discuss the current ecological crisis impacting the lake, and by extension to the sections of the wider river basin management area that fall within the counties under his jurisdiction. [14875/26]
685. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his Department's discussions with the Northern Executive Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir on collaboration between both administrations on water quality issues in Lough Neagh and surrounding environment; the actions that have been agreed; and if there is a timeline available…
685. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the discussions between the Minister and the Northern Executive Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, on collaboration between both administrations on water quality issues in Lough Neagh and surrounding environment; the actions which have been agreed; if there is a timeline available on thes…
176. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the publication of the Western Lakes Management Plan; the reasons for its continued deferral since September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7515/26]
399. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify in relation to the designation of heavily modified water bodies for Ireland’s third cycle river basin management plan, if the proposal appeared is to remove the requirement to achieve GES Good Ecological Status and instead aim for GEP Good Ecological Potential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5150/26]
97. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans his Department has to reverse the declining water quality in the Barrow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2723/26]
98. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans his Department has to reverse the declining water quality in the Nore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2724/26]
486. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Uisce Éireann or the local authority are responsible for foul water accumulations running from public roads into the back gardens of private residences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69105/25]
159. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current allowable chlorine residual threshold in treated drinking water in Ireland; and if there a statutory upper limit under S.I. No. 99/2023. [64209/25]
359. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if there are public health risks associated with residual chlorine levels in Irish drinking water, particularly in relation to disinfection by-products such as trihalomethanes and chlorates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64211/25]
260. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the safeguards in place to improve the water quality in rivers and lakes throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60792/25]
1102. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which his Department supports Dublin City Council in monitoring and reporting bathing water quality at designated sites such as Dollymount Strand and North Bull Island; if he will detail resourcing and oversight mechanisms to ensure compliance with EU Bathing Water Quality Regulations; and if he will make a statement …
312. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to his commitment to strengthen pollution laws and introduce a coordinated incident response system after the mass fish mortality on the River Blackwater in August 2025, the legislative amendments he will bring forward, with timelines; the additional enforcement resources for the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, Inland Fisherie…
648. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his Department’s development of a sectoral adaptation plan for the water quality sector, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55493/25]
66. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will meet with the Lough Neagh stakeholders group to discuss the current ecological crisis impacting on the lake, and by extension to the sections of the wider river basin management area that fall within the counties under his jurisdiction. [53751/25]