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Aldi should pull sale of giant pool to discourage water waste – Currie

Aldi needs to pull the sale of a metal framed pool which requires 70pc of an average household’s monthly water supply to fill or label it with a warning so that consumers are fully aware, Fine Gael Senator Emer Currie has said. The Dubin West Senator criticised the discount retail giant for advertising two paddling pools of different sizes, the larger which can hold 7,199 litres of water, at a time when water conservation is high on the agenda.

Professional home care Bill will regulate the sector – Burke

Fine Gael Cork North Central TD, Colm Burke, has today (Tuesday) introduced the Health (Amendment) (Professional Home Care) Bill 2020 to the Dáil, saying this new legislation is designed to provide regulation in the area of professional home care.