Mr. Niall Gleeson:

We have changed. We used to have a kind of “computer says no” or “policy says no” approach.

We are very engaged now with developers. The earlier they come into us, the better the understanding is. We have options, including some contractors who can do their own self-laying of pipes, which saves them money. We will do things like storm water diversions, so it frees up capacity in the wastewater system. We are, therefore, very much engaged with developers. We will take the Senator's comments on board and see if we can do more. It is tricky to do, though, in some of those spaces where the rules are very clear and it is very hard for us to go around them. We do, however, raise these issues with the CRU and we want to build houses as much as anybody else. This is what we are trying to support.