Ms Sheenagh Rooney:

No, we do not have information prior to 2014 but as part of the process of the look-back on how Irish Water has performed from 2014 to 2016, which we have just completed in December, we have a breakdown of the savings. As expected, saving have been made in procurement because now one has one utility procuring versus 34 previously, and in the region of €34 million has been saved. Other savings one would expect to see is in the cost of labour and savings of €21 million have been made. In regard to the roll-out of minor capital works, one would see the benefit of a greater level of national co-ordination and there was a saving of €5 million. There have been process improvements, as well as efficiencies in energy and chemical usage. We can see savings in the areas in which we would expect to see them because one is moving from the provision of services across 34 local authorities doing different things to different standards vis-à-visit being controlled by a single utility. What we do not have is the cost of what was delivered by the local authorities.