I have raised this issue a number of times previously. Up to 10,000 people in east Cork have been subject to boil water notices on and off for almost eight years now, through no fault of their own. This could cost some families up to €500 per annum. Will the Government consider providing some compensation for families towards the cost of this given it is the fault of the State in not providing adequate drinking water as it should? I am told it will be at least another 22 months before the problem may be resolved. It is an extraordinary expense for some families who must buy plastic bottles, boil water and so forth. It has gone on for about eight years now.

I thank Deputy Stanton for raising the issue. I can hear the frustration in his voice on behalf of his constituents in east Cork. I will ask both Uisce Éireann and the Minister for housing to come back to the Deputy and me on this matter.