'It’s a scandalous situation:' Anger at Uisce Éireann’s alleged delaying tactics in West Cork

Public meeting heard urgent wastewater treatment projects would take years to complete due to red tape and bureaucracy

Warren Beach in Rosscarbery was forced to close during the peak tourist due to increased E coli levels. Picture: Andy Gibson

Uisce Éireann and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have been accused of deliberately delaying progress on a number of water treatment projects in West Cork because funding is not available to progress them.

At a packed public meeting convened by the Rosscarbery Water Action Group at the Celtic Ross Hotel, attendees heard urgently needed wastewater treatment projects in Rosscarbery, Dunmanway, Shannonvale and Goleen would take years to complete due to red tape and bureaucracy.