Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for taking this matter. It is regrettable that the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, is not here to take it, particularly as it is very serious. There is not much in the form of commitment to a timeline for people, although we welcome the commitment that this will be financed. It should be borne in mind that more houses are being built as we speak. As a result, this problem will possibly only get worse unless there is an intervention to ensure that water levels at the reservoir can be stabilised and that supply for young families can be guaranteed in future. There is a persistent and ongoing problem with water pressure and my neighbours and I must all have additional pumps in our homes because of that problem. That is before any additional houses are built.

Will the Minister of State advise the communications people that it is not acceptable to tell people to conserve water? We are already doing it and it is a bit insulting to people to say that. As a community, we are already trying to make that contribution.

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