Mr. Michael Silke:

No. I am saying that it should go but that it should be done in a properly managed manner. As matters stand, the water will flow down the river, having been taken from Lough Derg, but why can the water not be taken from the source in Lough Ree and the boglands utilised, as I have said? A proposal was put forward by the Dáil last summer that the boglands would be utilised in some shape or form and that could be done by having a proper mechanism in place.