Mr. Colm Brady:

It would have been based on actual consumption on those particular schemes, but I take the point. Effectively, group water schemes were put in the ground on day one. They were left to their own devices for the most part, and they were being funded entirely by the members of the group water schemes. The people operating those schemes did a serious job in the context of the resources and time they had available to them. It was for the most part a voluntary effort by very good volunteers. Volunteers can manage group water schemes very effectively. The point I am making is that the public health issues in the regulations do not allow the schemes to continue in that capacity into the future but there will always be a place for volunteers in group water schemes.