Water quality and fishery development
McCoy asked for guidance after local authorities rejected fishery developments over concerns that lake or river water would be unsuitable for human consumption.
I thank the Minister for his statistical answer. Is he aware that a certain number of applications to local authorities for fishery developments of the nature he has discussed have been refused by local authorities on the basis that water taken from the lakes or rivers in which the permissions were being sought would be deemed unsuitable for human consumption? Has he any guidelines to give such local authorities?