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Uisce glan

13 – 17

years

old

Cad a chiallaíonn sé seo?

Conas a chosnaítear an ceart sin in Éirinn?

An raibh a fhios agat?

An bhfuil an ceart sin ag gach leanbh in Éirinn?

Cad a chiallaíonn sé seo?

De réir Airteagal 24 de CNACL tá ceart ag leanaí chun an chaighdeáin sláinte is airde – áirítear leis seo uisce óil glan agus sláintíocht.

Conas a chosnaítear an ceart sin in Éirinn?

Tá dlíthe in Éirinn chun cearta leanaí chun uisce óil glan sábháilte a chosaint – tagann siad ó Rialacháin an Aontais Eorpaigh ar aontaigh Éire leo. Is freagracht an rialtais a chinntiú go bhfuil uisce sábháilte le hól ag leanaí. Nuair a bhíonn fadhb ann, ba chóir dóibh rabhadh a thabhairt do theaghlaigh agus an cheist a réiteach ansin.

An raibh a fhios agat?

In 2014 the Irish government planned to bring in domestic water charges (making people pay for their water). Several demonstrations took place where people protested these charges. To date, there are still no water charges for households in Ireland.

An bhfuil an ceart sin ag gach leanbh in Éirinn?

Ireland, for the most part has safe clean water. Uisce Éireann works on behalf of the government and have responsibility for safe drinking water, sustainability and wastewater treatment in Ireland.

Some children living in homes who get their water from a private well or have older pipes may not always have safe drinking water. Lead in drinking water can be a big health concern and while there is no lead in our water mains, there are still some lead pipes. Uisce Éireann provide advice on how to check for this.

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