Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is based on the total number of households assessed. That will give us the figure for a four-person household. That is what the data have shown us to date. If one divides consumption levels by the number of households, it will result in a figure – the average use, as we are determining it – that will cover four persons in a household based on the cubic meters of water used. We are saying 1.7 is the figure for additional capacity before an excess charge comes into play.

The proposed section 53A(4)(a) might cover the point the Deputy is making in terms of the reference in section 9 to the report that will come to me under section 8.