The City Council has hired RPS Consultants to plan a strategy to supply water to the entire Dublin Region into the future. Many options are being considered, including piping water to Dublin from the Shannon. I believe that it would be much more cost-effective and environmentally sound to instead focus on repairing leaks, and on water conversation measures such as using rainwater and greywater for toilet-flushing in apartments. The deadline for submissions is Friday the 27th February 2009. See www.watersupplyproject-dublinregion.ie for more information.