A Leitrim Councillor is warning that there are not adequate grants available to those that need to upgrade their septic tanks.
A report published today claims that half of the septic tanks in the country failed inspection last year with 20 per cent identified as a risk to human health and the environment.
The findings are contained in an Environmental Protection Agency report on Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems.
The report found enforcement by local authorities of failed septic tanks is inconsistent, with the lowest rates of failures fixed in Leitrim, Roscommon, Waterford, and Tipperary.
Kinlough-based Fianna Fáil Councillor Justin Warnock says the lack of proper grant funding for undertaking such projects is a reason behind the high failure rate
