Septic Tank Scandal – Irelands Wastewatergate
Our efforts to change the current system which makes the consumer solely liable for environmental pollution or risk to public health and facilitates designers, manufacturers, installing contractors or others in the supply chain in evading liability have been repeatedly blocked by a commercial lobby, supported by the Department officials.
The Effect of Defective Regulations and Government Policies on Consumers
25th October 2011 Dear Deputy, Re: The Effect of Defective Regulations and Government Policies on Consumers We have been raising the issue of defective building regulations with Oireachtas members for over two decades and request you to assist in having the matter addressed. The hardships experienced by the residents at…
Flawed Government policy and failure of Building Regulation
6th July 2011 Mr. Phil Hogan TD Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government Custom House Dublin 1. Dear Minister, A single picture can speak a thousand words. The situation pictured is a consequence of flawed Government policy and failure of Building Regulation to fix responsibility for wastewater…
Letter to Minister Re: Building Regulations and Consumer Protection Issues
29th April 2011 Mr. Phil Hogan TD Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government Custom House Dublin 1. Re: Building Regulations and Consumer Protection Issues. Dear Minister, I wish to congratulate you on your success at the recent election and wish you well in your new Ministerial appointment.…
Letter to National Consumer Agency Re: Building Regulations and their Enforcement in relation to the Home Construction Industry in Ireland
3rd August 2010 Ms. Ann Fitzgerald. Chief Executive, National Consumer Agency. 4 Harcourt Road, Dublin 2. Dear Madam, I am writing to compliment you on your excellent report on the Building Regulations and their Enforcement in relation to the Home Construction Industry in Ireland, and to let you know…
Letter to Minister Re: REVISION OF BUILDING REGULATIONS (PART H) DRAINAGE AND WASTEWATER DISPOSAL
22nd July 2010 Mr. John Gormley T.D. Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government Custom House Dublin 1. REVISION OF BUILDING REGULATIONS (PART H) DRAINAGE AND WASTEWATER DISPOSAL Dear Minister, Our previous correspondence directed to you relating to this subject, and copies of information letters which…
Letter to Minister Re: Danger to drinking water caused by septic tanks
Environmental pollution and danger to drinking water caused by domestic sewage from septic tanks and other effluent treatment systems
Response to EPA Letter Re: January & February 2009 Letters
7th May 2009 Dear Madam, I have received your reply, dated 20thApril 09, to my letter of 13th January and 23rd February 2009. Your response is most disappointing as it clearly confirms that your organisation is in denial of the environmental policy errors of the past decade, and refuses to…
Letter to EPA Re: Damaging Effect of EPA Policy
23rd February 2009 Re: Damaging Effect of EPA Policy Dear Madam, Further to our letter of the 13th January 2009, to which we have received no substantive reply, I wish once again to draw your attention to serious matters that the Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for. Many environmental and…
Letter to EPA Re: Code of practice consultation draft 2007
CODE OF PRACTICE – WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS for SINGLE HOUSES – (P.E < 10) - Consultation Draft 2007