Garret Ahearn (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Dr. Daly touched on the issue of Irish Water. I will return to the point. He is from a neighbouring county so he might be familiar with some of the issues that I have raised. The reason I have talked about Irish Water is because many of the outcomes we are trying to deliver over the next ten or 20 years are based on financial support in water infrastructure.

Dr. Daly will be aware there are around 900 estates that have legacy issues in respect of water supports, waste water treatment and infrastructure. There are estates with such issues, for example, in the Glen of Aherlow on the border with County Limerick. Negotiations between Irish Water and the county council are ongoing at the moment. Is it Dr. Daly's view and that of county councils that responsibility for all of those legacy issues and the estates should be transferred to Irish Water?