Mr. Eddie Taaffe:

I believe that we should have more flexibility in allowing developers to provide agreed infrastructure in partnership with Uisce Éireann, so long as the developers are providing the infrastructure to agreed environmental and construction standards with Uisce Éireann. That is an avenue that needs to be explored, with more delivery and more infrastructure provided using that method. There have been pilot schemes with Uisce Éireann on what it calls "self lay", where the developer can do the sewer or water pipe extension itself. That needs to be rolled out more and made as efficient as possible. In many cases that I am aware of, the developers are ready to do this work to service their developments. It is just about getting an agreed mechanism to do that where we can be sure, as an arm of the State, that the quality of the infrastructure they provide is correct. The developers can use the efficiencies they have to build it quickly and cost effectively.