Irish Water warns of 'size and scale of investment needed' to modernise water network

The EPA said in its latest report that while more than 99.7% of samples in Irish public water supplies are compliant with bacterial and chemical limits, some 46 supplies serving 1m people are vulnerable.

Irish Water has pointed to "the size and scale of investment needed" in the future after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) warned it would take decades to fully modernise infrastructure. 

The EPA said in its latest report that while more than 99.7% of samples in Irish public water supplies are compliant with bacterial and chemical limits, some 46 supplies serving 1m people are vulnerable.