Mr. Michael O'Leary:

The Deputy asked about the scouring of pipes when the boil water notice has been lifted. We have modelled the water network from Leixlip. At any point in time we know where the water at risk is, whether it be after 12, 24, 36 or 48 hours. We were speaking about samples earlier. If we know that the plant was stable, we would know where water would have passed through at the 72-hour mark. To lift the initial boil water notice, we had to undertake some scouring at the extremities of the network to remove any remaining at-risk water.

The Deputy asked about Lough Talt. I am happy to report that the IROPI process has been completed. We received planning permission and the contractor is on site. That contract is progressing.

On procurement, we have a number of frameworks in place and work closely with the industry. We are not in the business of setting up monopolies for very large businesses.