Dr. Tom Ryan:

I want to clarify one issue under discussion on the priority areas as set out in the EPA's report on wastewater treatment plants. That list of priorities is set on our current and ongoing assessment, so we have a lot of confidence in that list and it is the list we use to discuss priorities with Irish Water. The reference that was made to the six-yearly review was made because, under the legislation, the licences of wastewater treatment plants have to be reviewed every six years. That is a separate legislative requirement that has to be complied with and we are in negotiations with the Department on workforce planning around that piece.