Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy asked a question about this. Let me answer it. Under the capital programme we will examine introducing a first fix free policy with regard to the area between the boundary of the property and the house, because people should not have to pay for legacy issues such as leaks for which they had no direct responsibility. Protocols have been worked out between Irish Water and local authorities with regard to unfinished estates to ensure matters are not held up. There are a number of issues with unfinished estates, as my colleague will point out, with regard to receiverships, liquidations and legal issues, but with regard to water-----

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