John Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is perfect. Following on from what Mr. Cussen said earlier in response to Senator Malcolm Byrne, it is important that we have a balance in rural development policy. Reference was also made to alignment between the plans of Irish Water and the local authorities. Much of the emphasis and work of our local councils and that of the OPR will be in that area. It seems illogical to me then that Irish Water would not align its plans with local authority plans, rather than the current situation of it being the other way around.