Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Exactly; just to emphasise it.

Likewise, with the capital grants, if a constituent in a large urban area of Dublin builds his or her own home, there is a cost to connect to the water mains. Currently he or she has to pay the local authority and Irish Water and those costs are now increasing. In South Dublin County Council, people have to pay i€3,000, €4,000 and, sometimes, €5,000 now. I would be interested to hear more from Mr. Brady in his detail written response about what kinds of works those capital grants go towards. What do they cover? What do they not cover? This will allow us to try to make a comparison between the capital cost for a household in a group water scheme in rural Ireland versus those in an urban area.

Mr. Brady's submission also referred to the reduction in consumption, which in some cases was between 60% and 80%. I would be interested to know if that was a result of the detection of leaks, whether inside the private property or otherwise, or a change in behaviour and a reduction in usage. Has Mr. Brady any data on that?

Some of us in urban areas in Dublin still have group water schemes. My experience is that some very much like being in group water schemes and do not want that to change. They want equity and parity in terms of whatever outcome there is for others. However, I also deal with people in group water schemes who would prefer to be in the public water system. The difficulty, of course, is that historically the local authority was not able to fund the work, so in a sense they are outside the public water scheme but not by choice. How reflective are those two experiences of Mr. Brady's affiliates? Is there a desire among some to retain their current position but, obviously, to improve its funding? Do others want to be part of a public water scheme or does it depend on the circumstances and the funding that would allow it?