John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his response. As my colleague said, the public accepts cutbacks once they are communicated. The Minister did not respond to the point that where there was notice of restrictions, there was a complete cut-off. The Minister's answer did not reflect the needs of small businesses, parents with small children, those with special needs and the elderly. The most alarming or concerning part of the Minister's answer was the statement that Irish Water is seeing improvements in many of the areas in question and that, with the exception of the Fethard and greater Dublin area supply issues, most issues will be resolved by the end of the week. The Minister expects all the supplies outside the greater Dublin area to be restored by the end of this week. When does he expect the issues concerning the greater Dublin area, which entail a volume of water 20 times greater than in other areas, to be resolved by Irish Water?

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