“Until I see a wastewater treatment plant that's fit for purpose, I will not be zoning any land south of Dundalk”, Councillor Shane McGuinness has said in response to a call from Minister for Housing James Browne to local authorities to zone more land for housing.
The Dundalk South councillor has called out Louth TDs and Senators based in the county for not doing more to resolve the wastewater treatment issue in Blackrock.
It follows a protest in Blackrock last Saturday morning organised by concerned parents, who believe untreated sewage is appearing on the beach and that the water in the sea at Blackrock is polluted.
According to Cllr McGuinness, around 500 people attended the protest, on what was a very wet day.
Councillor McGuinness joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us in more detail about this.
We also discussed his calls for no more high density housing in parts of Dundalk South