49 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the degree to which overflows from municipal waste water treatment systems, septic tanks or other sources continue to pollute the groundwater on an ongoing basis; the degree to which this has increased over the past ten years; if any measurement has been carried out as to the deterioration in the quality of groundwater with particular reference to the presence of E. coli or other serious pollutants; the extent to which this has already impacted on water quality in general; if a time has been identified in the event of a lack of corrective action whereby water supplies from wells or other similar private sources are likely to become contaminated beyond safety levels; the steps he has put in place or intends to put in place to address any health issues arising with particular reference to the prevention of any recurrence such as the major pollution of Lough Corrib in the past; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13096/12]

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49 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the degree to which overflows from municipal waste water treatment systems, septic tanks or other sources continue to pollute the groundwater on an ongoing basis; the degree to which this has increased over the past ten years; if any measurement has been carried out as to the deterioration in the quality of groundwater with particular reference to the presence of E. coli or other serious pollutants; the extent to which this has already impacted on water quality in general; if a time has been identified in the event of a lack of corrective action whereby water supplies from wells or other similar private sources are likely to become contaminated beyond safety levels; the steps he has put in place or intends to put in place to address any health issues arising with particular reference to the prevention of any recurrence such as the major pollution of Lough Corrib in the past; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13096/12]

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