Ms Angela Ryan:

On wastewater treatment in general and looking at it holistically within the river basin management plan, we are a pressure in 197 water bodies. That is in the third cycle river basin management plan. When Uisce Éireann took over water services, we were a pressure in more than 280 water bodies. We have significantly reduced that now.

Nearly 60 projects are under way at present and we hope to deliver those projects primarily by 2027. A number of them may be completed by 2030. That will make significant inroads on those issues that are sitting on the priority action list, PAL, of the EPA.

In respect of the remaining wastewater treatment plants, 73 assessments are ongoing and a further 58 assessments are yet to commence. In general, our advancement through that wastewater list has been very good to date. We are continuing on that trajectory. There were originally 50 untreated agglomerations and we have invested €750 million to manage that issue. We will predominantly be through that work by 2030.