Shannon water extraction proposal ‘ill-considered’

OPPONENTS of a plan to extract water from the River Shannon to guarantee future supplies for the greater Dublin region claim the project is “ill-considered” and “risky in the extreme”.

The River Shannon Protection Alliance (RSPA) said there was deep concern among people living along the length of the river about the impact of large-scale extraction of water.

Members of the group told the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Environment that no real alternatives had been considered by the promoters of the project, which include seven local authorities headed by Dublin City Council and Bord na Móna.