Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I accept the basic point he has put forward. There is an issue with water treatment in many towns and villages across the country. The population is increasing, which a positive in terms of the progression of Ireland. From a demographic point of view, we are finally turning around the decline that occurred from the Famine era onwards in the context of, perhaps, the country reaching its potential. However, that means more infrastructure, more housing and more wastewater treatment plants. In the context, as I said earlier, of the allocation of revenue coming from the sale of AIB shares and the potential provision of some of the Apple funding, housing and water are key targets for further investment. We can future-proof such investment over the coming years. That would be my thinking on that.

The Deputy outlined the situation in Corofin. I always thought it had the best of water-----

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