I wish to raise the issue of 13,600 people being on boil-water notices because of cryptosporidium. This has gone on for the past 18 months. I know the matter is going through the various legislative processes. Sligo County Council has forwarded the matter to the two relevant Ministers, Deputies Eoghan Murphy and Josepha Madigan. I understand that Deputy Murphy has dealt with his part of it and that it is now with Deputy Madigan.

I would like some information today for the people who have been on a boil water notice for some time. Has a decision been made yet? If not, when will a decision be made? Sligo County Council can do no more until there is an answer.

I appreciate the frustration and I am sorry for the delay. This matter requires interaction and approval between my Department and the Department of the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Madigan. Our Departments have communicated and I have spoken with the Minister, Deputy Madigan, about this issue. Some further work needs to be done in her Department before we can proceed to engage with the local authority and relevant stakeholders. That is under way and there have been discussions a number of times this week already.