Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for the follow-up question. We still have to get to the root cause of the November event but we can all agree that the level of risk currently inherent in the Leixlip plant is unacceptable. It is not acceptable and it is not fair to all of the houses served by this water treatment plan for this uncertainty to continue into the future. I do not want to get ahead of the process currently under way. I spoke to the head of the EPA yesterday and the process will conclude shortly, although we must recognise that the staff who were preparing this report for me were pulled back in for the November event. This will mean a little bit more of a delay, but there will be no unnecessary delay in providing me with this report. Without getting ahead of that process, I am committing to review the operational situation of this plant and the need for additional equipment to be put in place in the future.

See this speech in context