Dr. Michelle Minihan:

I will take Deputy Ó Broin's question on drinking water. Our report is not published yet but, at the end of 2020, 46 drinking water supplies were on our remedial action list. That is a reduction on the end of 2019, when 52 supplies were on the list. To give the committee a more up-to-date picture, 53 supplies were on the list at the end of July 2021, so the number increased. However, we should note the significant development at the end of July when Leixlip was removed from the remedial action list following the installation of UV treatment there. That was a positive development. Another positive development that we are expecting before the end of this year is the new Vartry plant. It is in production and is being phased into supply over this quarter. Irish Water is looking to the end of the year to verify that the new plant is meeting all of the requirements of the drinking water directive. If successful, it will be a significant development.

Regarding some other metrics,-----