638 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the chairman of An Bord Pleanála in the board’s annual report 2006 expressed concern regarding the ongoing proliferation of septic tanks including proprietary systems associated with houses in the countryside, the pollution of ground waster contaminated by faecal chloroforms associated with septic tank systems and the fact that some local authorities are granting planning permission without having a full set of drainage tests and without a proper assessment of the tests that are submitted; his views on whether this constitutes a serious threat to public health; the action he proposes to take to ensure that local authorities do not grant planning permission or even outline permission without establishing that were septic tanks are or will be involved it is possible to provide safe drainage on the specified site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30742/07]

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638 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the chairman of An Bord Pleanála in the board’s annual report 2006 expressed concern regarding the ongoing proliferation of septic tanks including proprietary systems associated with houses in the countryside, the pollution of ground waster contaminated by faecal chloroforms associated with septic tank systems and the fact that some local authorities are granting planning permission without having a full set of drainage tests and without a proper assessment of the tests that are submitted; his views on whether this constitutes a serious threat to public health; the action he proposes to take to ensure that local authorities do not grant planning permission or even outline permission without establishing that were septic tanks are or will be involved it is possible to provide safe drainage on the specified site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30742/07]

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