Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Irish Water needs to come clean on all factors contributing to the problem. I was informed by the Irish Water managing director, Mr. Jerry Grant, earlier this week that, "We have identified a need for a booster pump to increase the supply to the Skerries reservoir and that will be put into our work programme." I hope that means doing it with immediate effect and leaving it in place to meet ongoing need for as long as the networking issues remain. The reservoir levels in Thomastown need to be stabilised as a matter of urgency. The engineering failures that leave estates on the edge of town and on higher ground with problems need to be resolved. The Minister of State does not need to worry about people conserving water and not using power hoses. They are doing this anyway. They need water to drink, wash and keep their homes in a sanitary condition. They are carrying water up to their attics to facilitate water flow through their homes. They need the basics to be delivered and they need them now. I look forward to a plan of action. It needs to be comprehensive and delivered without delay, and not in the longer term as the Minister of State's reply suggests.

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