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January 2nd, 2012 
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BreakingNews.ie
02 January 2012
Rural homeowners across Ireland should join a national protest against septic tank charges, according to the leader of Galway’s opposition campaign.
Páraic Ó Conghaola says many people in other counties do not understand what the new legislation regarding septic tanks will mean for them.
He said his group was not opposed to a one-off registration charge of €50 or €100, but are against paying for necessary upgrade works to tanks.
The Connemara group plans to garner support in other counties over the coming weeks for a national protest in Dublin.
Last month, hundreds of protestors gathered at a meeting of Galway County Council to voice their opposition to the legislation proposed by Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan.
Speaking to Galway Bay FM News, Mr Ó Conghaola said those with septic tanks already paid a high price for them.
“When we get our septic tanks, we (already) have to pay for planning, pay to build it, pay to maintain it and pay to empty it. (The Minister) Phil Hogan did not sit down and study this,” he said.
Galway campaigner urges national protest over septic tank charges
The Irish Times
Monday, January 2, 2012
THE LEADER of Connemara’s campaign against septic tank charges says that county-by-county support will be sought for a national protest in Dublin.
Páraic An Tailliúra Ó Conghaola says that with up to 1.5 million people affected by the legislation, the Government will have to revisit the issue.
“There are 475,000 septic tanks in the State, and that’s an awful lot of votes,” Mr Ó Conghaola warned. “We have no problem paying a registration fee, but it looks as if 75 per cent of tanks fitted in good faith under Galway County Council planning guidelines will need thousands of euro worth of upgrade to meet new criteria,” Mr Ó Conghaola said. “We just wanted to be treated in the same way as urban dwellers, with equal State responsibility for our waste water.”
Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan last month accused critics of legislation proposing changes to rules governing septic tanks of “scaremongering”. Mr Hogan said the Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 was required to ensure Ireland complied with a 2009 European Court of Justice ruling, and to improve water quality and protection of the environment.
Mr Hogan has said that while registration will be “universal”, with a €50 registration fee, the subsequent inspection would be “risk-based” to ensure Environmental Protection Agency guidelines were met. He has pointed to Co Cavan as being a model, in ensuring compliance with EU requirements as far back as 2004.
Mr Ó Conghaola said some rural dwellers could end up paying €10,000 for septic-tank upgrades.
Read more: Galway campaigner urges national protest over septic tank charges
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