Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Devlin for stepping in as Acting Chair. Things may have been covered while I was gone, but I will ask some questions. Who is responsible for blocking the taking in charge of Rocksprings and the other 800-plus estates? Someone must hold their hands up and say it is the county council, the Department or Irish Water that is responsible. In the opinion of Mr. McGrath, which entity is holding up the taking in charge of these estates? I ask this because the way I am looking at the subject is that if there is this much hassle over an estate that everybody accepts is done to very good standards, then, my God, there are estates out there that will not have their problems resolved in 50 years. In the view of the witnesses, therefore, who is responsible for the delay in taking in charge Rocksprings estate and other such estates?