#Elections2019: Eamon Ryan says there is a 'huge issue' with water quality in Ireland

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan wants legal certainty and agreement to improve the quality of water to be enshrined in the Constitution. This could be done at the same time as the proposed referendum on the ownership of Irish Water, he said.

He warned that there is still a "huge issue" with water quality in Ireland. He told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland that he supports water charges for wasteful use. "Everyone has the right to access to clean water.