John Cummins (Waterford, Fine Gael)

I thank the Senator. If she has a suggestion on what needs to be done between now and summer of next year, I am all ears. She is more than welcome to feed that back to me. That investment is under way and will have a positive impact. We acknowledge the effect it has in the area in terms of those boil water notices. They are put there as a safety precaution by the HSE. Obviously Uisce Éireann has to adhere to them and can only lift boil water notices when approved to do so by the HSE. I am pleased to say there is a significant investment which will have a positive impact in terms of the ability to expand development in Macroom over the coming years, which is what we want to see in terms of increased housing capacity. If the Senator has any suggestions, I am more than happy to take them back to Uisce Éireann.