Catherine Ardagh (Dublin South Central, Fianna Fail)

I have two more questions. I will address Irish Water first and then fire services. On Uisce Éireann, we hear from across the country, although probably less so in Dublin, that there are difficulties in accessing water treatment plants or water supply, which is delaying house development. While this is quite a broad question, with regard to the Department's role in overseeing Uisce Éireann, can it make any more direct interventions? Obviously, the Department cannot get involved in day-to-day cases but there is a real feeling that more needs to be done to push these projects forward.