Mr. John Tierney:

We do not supply the responses to parliamentary questions; that is not within the remit of Irish Water. The Deputy is correct about the importance of the €11 billion worth of assets mentioned. One of the reasons for setting up Irish Water is that these assets are in difficulty in many situations. Under the Water Services Investment Programme 2010-13, there was a call from local authorities that approximately €6.2 billion needed to be spent on these assets. One of the main reasons for setting us up is to deal with the issues associated with these assets.