Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As we discussed earlier, it is a contribution towards the service that Irish Water provides. Irish Water has many other revenue streams. I do not think anybody is pretending in the current environment that Irish Water will be able to raise all of its money from a charging system which is about to be suspended. As we are deciding how to fund water provision, we have to strike the right balance between some contribution from the local government fund, some contribution from the general Exchequer and, perhaps, some contribution from individual households, especially in the context of changing behaviour, etc. I think I have answered all the Deputy's questions.