Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

When I asked previously why Bord Gáis was used as the vehicle for the creation of Irish Water, against the advice of a PwC report commissioned by the Minister, I received an answer but it did not contain much information. If Mr. Tierney is telling me that the culture is going to change, I am pleased to hear it because this blocking of information cannot continue. I refer to the table in the reply. There is no information in it about me asking why a decision was taken against the advice of a PwC report.

There might be a very credible answer to that question and that should be the case. Unfortunately, however, it has not been provided. I am glad it has been stated that there will be a change in the culture and in the manner in which information is given to us and that the entire process will be transparent in nature.