I know the Minister met a group of businessmen from Clonmel recently, including David Burke, Richard Gleeson and Nuala Hickey, regarding the situation concerning Uisce Éireann in the town. It is just abominable. For three or four days again this week there has been no water in Ballingarrane, Cherrymount and other parts of the town for businesses and houses. No information has come from Irish Water. Local staff on the ground are trying to do their best but Irish Water is coming along, installing pressure reducing valves, PRVs, not telling anybody and upsetting the whole system. When is someone going to have a day of reckoning with Uisce Éireann and make it accountable to somebody? People in Rosegreen also have no water. It is out every second day and gone an hour after it has come back. Pumps are being replaced. The overseers or people in charge are not being told about them. There is no joined-up thinking and the company is just running amok. Businesspeople are paying for their water. Everybody is entitled to a service and customers are not being treated with respect. I appreciate the Minister having met these people but they are not getting satisfaction and they have no certainty. It is bad enough to be without water this time of year but what will happen when the summer comes? It is just not acceptable in Clonmel.

I met residents and representative business owners in Clonmel. I had a good meeting just prior to Christmas before the recess. I have engaged with Uisce Éireann on the behalf of those people as well. There has been significant investment by Uisce Éireann in Clonmel, as the Deputy knows, and in the region. Another potential investment is required and some workarounds are also being looked at. I do not have an update yet from Uisce Éireann but I did engage with residents and the chamber of commerce in the town last December. We will stay engaged with them on this issue and work towards making progress in Clonmel.