Mr. Niall Gleeson:

Okay, but the vast majority of our projects are run on time and on budget. We have issues on all projects. We are a utility, so we have to go for road opening licences. For a lot of the works, whether replacing water mains or wastewater pipes, we have to open roads and there will be disruption. Again, I am not sure about the specific delays. We have an infrastructure delivery directorate that has very strict controls. The contracts are very clear about who takes responsibility. If the contractor is not behaving, we will step in. We had an incident down in Cork where we had a road blocked off for a period. The contractor was not delivering and delivering unsafely. We had to stop those works. We took that contractor off the site and replaced it. It was very inconvenient for the local people because the road remained closed for another three weeks.

We have strict controls. If the Deputy would like, I can look into the individual case.