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The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan, has published the Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 which provides for a registration and inspection system for septic tanks.

Fish oil is essential for a healthy diet because it contains Omega 3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid that reduce inflammation. Omega 3 fatty acids are primarily found in oily fish such as salmon, fresh tuna, mackerel, herring, sardines, and pilchards. We should eat two portions of fish per week, one of them oily.

Glasson Country House Hotel & Golf Club are delighted to announce that they have been awarded an Eco-Label from greenhospitality.ie. The four-star lakeview hotel achieved the Eco-Label by introducing an Environmental Action Plan focusing on energy, waste, and water management. The project was run in conjunction with Westmeath Community Development and sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Following the success of Westport Walks Wednesdays, all eight schools in Castlebar are collaborating to encourage pupils, parents, and teachers to travel to school in a sustainable manner. Parents, pupils, teachers and staff may walk, cycle, carpool, or take the bus or train. The launch of CWW will take place on No Emissions Day, Wednesday September 21, European Mobility Week.

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan has outlined the registration and inspection regime for septic tanks.

The sheer frustration and anger of owners of single house sewerage systems at the Government proposal to institute a compulsory septic tank inspection programme was reflected in the large attendance at the meeting organised by Marian Harkin MEP in Claremorris.

Just a month after its expansion plans were stymied by a single vote, prompting fears the biggest Irish-owned employer in Westmeath might quit Kilbeggan, the meat-packing firm Dunbia has lodged an appeal to An Bord Pleanala in an effort to overturn this decision.

IFA national environment and rural affairs chairman Pat Farrell has restated the association’s strong objection to the introduction of any septic tank charges and imposing an army of septic tank inspectors on rural dwellers.

What do food intolerances, allergies, IBS, cancer, asthma, hayfever, coeliac disease, behavioural issues, and countless other increasingly common conditions all have in common? They are all symptoms of immune system dysfunction. Not many people realise this but approximately 70 per cent of our immune system resides in the gut, which is why probiotics — ‘good’ bacteria — has become such a buzzword in recent times, and need to be replaced after taking a course of antibiotics. Many people develop food intolerances or are even diagnosed with coeliac disease after suffering from viruses or similar immune dysfunction. This is because the good flora in the gut, which is so important for healthy digestion, has often been affected by the illness or even the medication for treating it.

The inequity which will arise between urban and rural dwellers if a septic tanks inspection charge is implemented is unacceptable and has to be opposed.