It's hoped the flushing works being carried out in Cork by Uisce Eireann will be completed by mid November
Cork's discoloured water problems were once again raised with the Taoiseach in the Dail today
Hundreds of householders across the city have been buying bottled water for months as they cannot drink the brown water coming from their taps
Uisce Éireann says it will take time to replace the old cast iron pipe network which has been causing the water discolouration issues