Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have a couple of questions. The first is about Irish Water, although I do not want to start a debate on Irish Water. The last time the witnesses appeared before the committee, earlier in the year, I asked about the €400 million, whether the Department had a service level agreement and what the Irish taxpayer would get from this independent State body for the work it is doing. If the HSE is asking a hospital to do something, there is a service level agreement. I presume the Department does not have a service level agreement. Therefore, how does one know if the €400 million is going on capital or current expenditure? I assume the Department has no way of knowing this.

Will the Department draw up a service level agreement and when will we see one, or what is its intention? What is the Department's plan in that respect? I mentioned that matter on the previous occasion.