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

I thank the Deputy and appreciate the compliments he articulated in respect of the local authority being co-operative and proactive in terms of taking in charge unfinished estates. Where positive comments are made in respect of the performance of a local authority, that needs to be said, rather than just criticisms.

I take the Deputy's point. We need to review the interaction between Uisce Éireann and local authorities. While I understand on one level Uisce Éireann's focus on large conurbations, the bottom line is that the entire country needs to be serviced as well. That is part of the remit that local authorities, prior to the formation of Uisce Éireann, had and initiated. We have to examine the entire area again.

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