James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)

We are acutely aware that the greater Dublin drainage, GDD, will require very significant capital. I am confident the Government will make that funding available without impacting on Uisce Éireann's strategy budget and will also ensure we secure the additional funding that will be ring-fenced for housing delivery. Ensuring we have water and wastewater capacity is essential in delivering the housing we need. We know there are challenges. We can have housing targets but we need to have the ability to connect those houses to water and wastewater. That forms an essential part of what we are doing through the NDP discussions.