An environmental consultant is expressing serious concerns at the amount of lead in some water supplies.
9 drinking-water supplies tested this year had above the permitted amount – with a Dublin supply ten times over it.
Other failures were in Longford, Tipperary and Galway.
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Irish Water says water that leaves its treatment plants is free from lead, with most failures down to lead-plumbing on private property.
Environmental consultant Jack O’Sullivan says immediate action is needed, because lead causes serious health problems.
