Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

As others have said, I thank our guests for coming and for being so honest. We have, however, a community that is stuck without water. I say to the three bodies here that we will be keeping in regular contact with them and with the petitioners. Perhaps in six months, we will see how far this has progressed. I encourage our guests to communicate. It seems to be an awful problem across the country that three different bodies are involved and issues are pushed around in a circle. Communities such as the one in Cleragh are the ones who suffer. It is not just an issue for our guests. Right across the board, we have received petitions about the involvement of two or three different Departments. It does not help communities so we would encourage our guests to communicate with the petitioners, with whom we will keep in constant contact. If need be, we will bring the petitioners back or request that our guests come back to answer for any delays that might occur. I encourage them to work as hard as they can with one another to get the issue resolved for the petitioners.