Mr. Michael Walsh:

I thank the committee for listening to us. On that last point, I reiterate that in some respects local authorities know more than anyone the extent of the issues out there because we are genuinely at the coalface. Equally, as a consequence, it is a significant problem for us and we are seriously interested in looking at any of the elements that can help solve it, if only to take pressure off ourselves a little. I reassure the committee that we are building significant capacity again. We are coming from a point of zero building only two or three years ago. Is everything perfect? We would never say that about our own operation but there is a real, significant improvement in our capacity and our delivery and we are confident we can continue to improve that. We would be glad at any stage to come back to the committee. This is a matter of significant social and economic importance and we welcome the opportunity to discuss it.