Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 11 February 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

Standards of Service in Water Supply: Irish Water and CER

4:20 pm

Photo of Paudie CoffeyPaudie Coffey (Waterford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I would appreciate it. My last question is also to the CER. When one compares other utilities, Ireland is regional by nature. There would be concerns that in future investment plans, Irish Water would cherry-pick the urban areas. Customers and water users will all pay no matter where they live. My concern is that while there are probably well-deserved priorities for larger urban areas, rural or regional areas might not receive the investment they require due to their more sparse populations. How can Irish Water reassure customers in the regions that they will receive the service and investment they require, similar to the larger urban areas?

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