Mr. Niall Gleeson:

We are well aware of the untreated water or sewage going into the systems and we have addressed that issue through the Chairman. There are approximately 30 such villages left. We have boots on the ground this year on 11 of those and we will have the vast majority of them sorted out by 2025. The systems are totally unacceptable and I agree that it is hugely disruptive locally. I opened a new system in Killala recently. Its impact on the community in terms of having clean water and clean swimming areas was significant. We are well aware of the issue and we are pushing as hard as we can in respect of those areas.

I think we are doing work on the Askeaton pipeline. Ms Attridge may be able to provide more information on that.