Dr. Tom Ryan:

On the final issue the Deputy raised concerning the report to the Minister, central to it is that the Minister is keenly interested to know what happened in the previous incident. We have an evolving situation and it will probably expand a little.

The Minister has requested that we bring to his attention the issues generally concerning water quality in Ireland and the rate of pace of infrastructural development. We will also take the opportunity to bring to his attention any deficiencies we see in terms of enforcement powers, as we have been doing with the Department for some time.