Mr. Paul McGowan:

With regard to the Deputy's question about ministerial directions, it is not unusual to have that provision. For example, the water legislation includes provision for a ministerial direction as does our energy legislation. It is probably fair to say what we are facing in water is not the usual situation. We have a new utility start-up and State subvention and it may well be that the likelihood of ministerial direction is higher in regard to water but this is certainly not an uncommon feature of the legislative landscape.