Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Is it only now that the regulator is going to analyse those costs? Therefore, it is only now that it will become apparent to taxpayers and customers who will be expected to pay water charges that they will have to foot the bill for the costs incurred, despite the fact the regulator might have been given notice of them, without the specific detail attached to that notice at the early stage.