John Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Perhaps we can take that up offline.

Another case in point is Bunmahon, which I also referred to. An EPA report shows significant deficiencies. I have been engaging with Irish Water on putting a scheme together through the small towns and villages growth programme. The difficulty obviously is the timelines. Mr. Gleeson referred to this in his initial remarks. If we are starting a process in 2023, which I hope will be the case, how can we expedite delivery on the ground in terms of agglomerations such as Bunmahon? We all accept the process takes time but is it possible to front-load to speed up at the back end? With regard to procurement for a site, for example, should we carry out negotiations to acquire land at the front end so we do not have to start a process at the back end? Are there planning steps that Irish Water could be taking, independent of the possible planning delays, that could speed up the delivery of the much-needed networks?