Portlaoise homeowners forced to use garage toilet over sewage spills
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Homeowners in a modern Laois housing estate regularly have to use the public toilet in a local garage, due to public sewage backing up into their homes.
The Hermitage housing estate on the Borris Road in Portlaoise has a "serious sewage problem" according to a local councillor.
Rainwater is flowing into the sewers, which are supposed to be sealed pipes. It means that when it rains heavily, human waste is backing up and overflowing in toilets in some of the houses.
Cllr Catherine Fitzgerald has tabled a motion to the March meeting of the Portlaoise Municipal District to resolve the problem, especially in the vicinity of house number 180.