I am not clear what the issue is in Tipperary.

The EPA published its report, which states that the impact from wastewater has decreased. Uisce Éireann is going ahead-----

The EPA is very aware that those places will be mentioned anyway.

I will follow up with the EPA.

The bottom line is that the EPA is acknowledging that an awful lot more needs to be done. It is acknowledging that.

It deals with that in the report.

Will the Deputy listen?

I am trying to answer the Deputy's question.

Some 26 towns and villages discharge raw sewage into our seas and rivers every day because they are not connected to wastewater treatment plants.

We need more wastewater treatment plants but we are making progress. Duncannon, Arthurstown and Ballyhack in County Wexford were done in 2022. Inchigeelagh, County Cork, Clarecastle, County Clare, and Kilcar, County Donegal, were done in 2023. A €500 million upgrade of the Ringsend treatment plant is under way. That will increase treatment capacity and bring it up to EU standards. That is due to be completed in 2025.

This is a work in progress. We know there is still raw sewage going into the water and that is terrible. No one is saying otherwise. We have to get delivery and get things moving fast.

I accept what the Deputy has said. The Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, is very conscious of this issue. As Deputy Brendan Smith knows, sanction was given for the recruitment of 75 additional driver testers, in addition to the 30 permanent testers who were sanctioned in July 2022. As of Friday 6 October, 29 additional testers have joined the Road Safety Authority and are either employed or in training, while another 13 are lined up for November. The net increase anticipated for the organisation by the end of Dec…

In fairness to the Deputy, he has consistently raised this issue. I do not know if he has met the Minister for Justice or the Attorney General on the topic. It might be useful for him to talk to them.

There are separation of powers considerations in respect of how the judicial arm conducts itself. We observe that separation. If there is a legislative dimension to the issue, the Minister would meet the Deputy and seek the advice of the Attorney General.

The Deputy must know.

The Deputy must know himself. Surely he is talking to the hospital manager.

I would always engage with the local health service to find out what is happening on a particular project and if there are delays. I am not building every project. I do not mean that facetiously. I do not have the specific background.

I know University Hospital Limerick is important. I think the Deputy knew the answer before he asked about the reason for the delay.

I will find out for the Deputy and come back to him.

Just to clarify, when was the school built?