The new Mullingar water treatment plant has been approved to begin construction in 2004. Network extensions to serve new development areas will follow soon afterwards. The Senator will be aware that the Minister has already sanctioned funds for a €6 million filtration plant to treat the water supply from Lough Owel to existing consumers in order to eliminate the water quality problems that emerged earlier this year. The plant will be operational very early in the new year. As soon as the preliminary report is received, work will progress as quickly as possible because I realise the importance of the issue. However, nothing more can be done to progress the work until the report is received.