Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is a shame. I asked one question of the Minister of State during the debate, and I recall dwelling on it to the point where I felt I was being over repetitive. However, that question remains today. Have any of the staff coming into Irish Water having received lump sum payments and bonuses from either councils, the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, or any other organisation? The Taoiseach failed to answer that question in the Dáil when questioned by our party leader, Deputy Martin. The matter needs to be clarified.