Mr. Feargal Ó Coigligh:

As the managing director outlined, Irish Water has a significant budget. The works required at Leixlip can be managed within that capital budget. I am sure of that. Regarding the Minister's liaison with various people, he was on the phone to senior executives in Irish Water almost immediately once he was notified of the incident on the Tuesday evening. He spoke to the managing director in the following days. Yesterday he spoke separately to Mr. Niall Gleeson, the chief executive of Fingal County Council and the director general of the EPA, and said he would be having a formal meeting with the managing director.