Mr. Feargal Ó Coigligh:

The Vice Chairman mentioned the one-off housing issue. I am representing the water division here but I can say that the Department's policy has always facilitated one-off housing. There are significant differences in Wicklow, with pressure from the Dublin metropolitan area, compared to an area such as Leitrim. The planning policy has always recognised that and been supportive of housing in areas where there is depopulation. The Vice Chairman mentioned urban wastewater treatment. He is correct that there is sometimes a tendency to say not to blame us because there is another problem elsewhere. We have no option but to tackle all the issues, whether it is urban wastewater treatment, the wider agricultural sector, forestry or individual septic tanks. The EPA's reports will point to all those pressures and we have no choice but to address them. We were found guilty in the European Court of Justice in March, two months ago, for failures relating to urban wastewater treatment. Mr. Flynn and I met the Commission about that case on Tuesday this week. It specifically raised the Arklow wastewater treatment plant because it has been such a saga. We cannot avoid any of these issues. Did Mr. Flynn wish to make any other point?