Ms Sheenagh Rooney:

I wish to highlight that we fully expect that the targets we have placed on Irish Water, though challenging, will be achievable. This would mean that despite the savings we have requested from it, we still expect it to achieve the customer improvement targets it has set out for itself. We have come to this judgment because we have considered what other water utilities have managed to do at the same stage of evolution as Irish Water. Scottish Water managed to achieve cuts and savings while improving service, as did Northern Ireland Water, and we expect the same from Irish Water.