Updated 11.30
The Environment minister has criticised Dublin City Council for the way they have communicated information to the public over this week's water shortages.
He has called on the authority in charge of the capital's water services to issue pre-warnings in the event of restrictions.
Phil Hogan told Newstalk's Pat Kenny "Dublin City Council should learn from this experience, we shouldn't hear about it from the media yesterday morning that we have a problem (sic). There should be a communication plan in place and that didn't happen on this occasion and hopefully we will learn a lesson from that."
He has admitted that businesses need to be informed well in advance of any water restrictions being put in place, so that they can plan.
Restrictions
More than 1.5 million people in the East battled water restrictions overnight, and will again tonight when restrictions are put back in place again between 8pm and 7am.
A production problem at the Ballymore Eustace Treatment Plant in Co. Kildare is causing shortages - Dublin and parts of Kildare and Wicklow are being affected.
Floc coming into the tanks at Ballymore Eustace from an unknown source has to be eliminated to bring the water back up to quality.
Fire fighters worried
Meanwhile, firefighters are urging the council to lift the restrictions tonight - as Halloween is one of its busiest nights.
Chairman of the Irish Fire and Emergency Services Association John Kidd is warning that they may not be able to contain any major fires because of the crisis.
Dublin City Council engineer Michael Phillips responded to that, and explained the situation, on Newstalk's Breakfast:
Restaurant owners have raised concerns about the water shortages - particularly as the weekend approaches.
They're calling for the restrictions to kick in at midnight instead of earlier in the evening.
Oliver Dunne, who owns restaurants in Malahide and Temple Bar in Dublin, says the timing of the shortages is particularly damaging:
For more information from Dublin City Council visit their website.
