Ms Margaret Attridge:

We met Deputy Gould and his fellow Oireachtas Members in Cork city recently. We have set up a task force in Cork city to look at how we can resolve the water quality issues for the people there as quickly as possible. As the Deputy is aware, we have an extensive flushing programme going on now in the areas he mentioned, Gurranabraher and Blarney Street, as well as on the north-east side of the city and in the Douglas area. These are the worst affected areas of the city. We have been asking customers to call us and log their complaints because this drives our flushing programme. Since March, flushing has had to be carried out by night. Our crews have been out over 78 nights since March flushing the networks to improve the water quality in those areas worst affected. We do track the complaints coming in and we are seeing a drop in the number of water quality issues being reported to us.