Uisce Éireann and Mercosur
Deputy Collins raised accountability at Uisce Éireann, concerns about Mercosur and food safety, and also asked for a discussion on issuing writs in Galway West and Dublin Central.
In the past number of weeks at the Business Committee, I have sought to raise the issues of Uisce Éireann, which is getting a budget of €12.2 billion from the State and is not accountable for much of that money that has been spent, and Mercosur. The IFA and the Irish Farmers' Journal did an investigation last week that showed that basically rotten meat - contaminated meat - from South America could end up on Irish tables. We also need a discussion on issuing the writ in Galway West and Dublin Central.