Ms Eileen Fitzpatrick:

As regards metering, we do not have a role in policy setting and I referred to the Department of the environment in this regard. Metering has a lot of practical advantages that translate into cost savings in the future under the utility model. The utility can determine what the rate of leakage is and be very precise about usage. I did not make any comment on the importance or otherwise of metering but Ervia has already outlined many of its advantages.