Dr. Tom Ryan:

I will take the first part of the Senator's question and my colleague, Dr. Minihan, will deal with the issue of timing in regard to the Creagh disinfection piece. We are still working on the latest data about the drinking water quality report for 2020. It will be finalised in the coming month or so. I therefore do not have the updated figures for 2020 to present today. The Senator is correct, and it is contained in our opening statement, that there are many positives to point out in the developments in drinking water quality and infrastructure provision. We are looking at the new plant in Stillorgan and the development in Vartry, and now we are looking at the Leixlip plant coming off the remedial action list. They are all positive developments that mean supplies to 500,000 people are at risk, as opposed to more than 1 million people this time last year. That is moving in the right direction, although we have a long way to go in that regard. Similarly, there has been progress on the waste water side and, again, we have a long way to go, particularly in regard to the treatment of the discharge of raw sewage into the environment. I was happy to point out the many positive developments in my opening statement. I will now hand over to my colleague, Dr. Minihan.