Gerry
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No, we certainly aren't, Ciarán.
Thanks so much for calling me.
I am speaking on behalf of we've set up a residence group it's Conard Residence Water Action Group now there's been problems in our area going on 30 years but it's really come to a head in about the last 15 months I have to apologise to the phone line the baby's asleep in the car so I had to stand outside the car but then we have 184 logs of water out which has been the 16th the day before Paddy's day
2025.
Sorry, say that again, how many?
Yes, 184.
Logs.
We have had, we had a period there before Christmas, sorry, 2024, my apologies, 2024.
We had a period there just before Christmas where we were 10 consecutive days without water.
We are now on our third day without water.
The problem in our area is, so I live in Clonard, it's just outside Enfield, it's in Enfield and Kinnagad, beautiful area.
But we live in a housing estate and there is a pump house, so we're depending on a well.
The pump house was originally built for the first phase of the homes in 2004.
It's not just for purpose, though.
It was built originally for about 15 to 20 homes.
We now have about 300 to 400 residents on that line and another housing estate was put onto it.
We have a school and we have two HSE-run homes.
So I formed this group just out of pure frustration because it's incredibly difficult day to day to try and raise a family.
I mean, it's been three days now since I've been able to put a wash on it.
It's been three days since I've been able to put a dishwasher on it.