Mr. Liam Berney:

Yes. If one looks at the agreement we have with the State, the Department and the employers on that transformation of the water service, it refers to an enduring relationship between the local authorities and Irish Water in the continuation of service level agreements beyond 2024. I understand the point Deputy Barry is making and why he is making it. Our view on the question of a referendum, however, was developed prior to the proposal that we are discussing today on the Ervia proposal to take full control of the water services. Now that the referendum on the eighth amendment is out of the way, we will press for the immediate holding of a referendum on water ownership, which I believe can be done in the current calendar year.