Taisce request delays water scheme

AN TAISCE has put the brakes on a high priority €12m water supply scheme in West Cork.

The environment body did not formally object to the proposed Bantry Regional Water Supply Scheme but has further delayed the project by seeking clarification on a planning procedural issue. The scheme is one of Cork County Council’s priority projects. The Bantry region, which relies heavily on the tourism industry, desperately needs improved water quantity and quality.

Reflecting on the many difficulties which plagued the scheme’s progress over the last 15 years, the council’s senior engineer, Paddy Leahy, said yesterday: “It’s infuriating. We are disappointed the scheme has, again, met another obstacle.”