It is Government policy that historical housing estates be taken into the charge of local authorities. It has now come to light that Irish Water has to agree to each application for taking an estate in charge. However, where there are communal septic tanks, neither Irish Water nor the local authority will take the estate into its charge.

Does the Deputy have a question on promised legislation?

It is Government policy that historical housing estates are taken into charge. I want the Minister to address the issue and to intervene in what is happening here because neither Irish Water nor the local authorities will commit to taking these estates into charge.

The Deputy has made his point.

This leaves many people and residents in a desperate state.

I thank the Deputy for the question. This issue was recently brought to my attention by the Minister of State, Deputy Kevin Boxer Moran. We are looking at it currently. Obviously where an estate is being taken in charge it is very important that all the different service providers are linked up to make sure the resources and the facilities can be put in place, provided or continue to be provided into the future in the area where people will be living. We are looking at that currently.

I thank the Minister very much.