Dr. Eimear Cotter:

The EPA wants to see investment targeted at particular wastewater treatment areas and plants that are deficient when it comes to treating wastewater. We have a priority list of 90 plants where we want Uisce Éireann dedicate its capital investment to reduce the impact on our waters. As we have already discussed, we see wastewater impacting on just over 200 water bodies. That number has been coming down as a result of ongoing investment. The number is 208, which is a significant number. The focus needs to be maintained in order to reduce the impact. At the current rate of investment, this will take decades to address.