John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is my point. Mr. Watt, who is the Secretary General of that Department, has said we may have some role with regard to Poolbeg. We are suggesting from our last meeting with Irish Water that in the discussion with the Department we can raise the issue which Deputy Costello has raised now. Policy and funding issues are properly within the remit of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government but we can raise the issue with the Secretary General of the Department in the context of Poolbeg and local government funding. We will proceed on that basis if possible.