Lough Guitane in Muckross, Killarney is the source of a third of the water supply in Kerry. The pipe that is delivering this water to Killarney, Tralee and Listowel, and supplying the hospital and other households, is crumbling. It has broken several times in Farranfore village which is on the national primary route, the N22. It has also broken several times in Killarney, disrupting the town. This pipe needs urgently to be replaced. That needs to be prioritised.

I know, as does everyone else, that Irish Water does not have the funding. At least the link from the Killarney side of Farranfore to the railway must be replaced to stop the disruption of traffic on our national primary route. I ask the Tánaiste to please ensure that Irish Water is provided with funds to replace this important infrastructure.

The budget provides for an increase in funding for Irish Water next year.

It is to be hoped that will allow some projects to be progressed. I cannot speak about that individual project because I do not know enough about it. I will certainly check it out.