Colm Brophy (Dublin South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Can I very briefly focus on one thing?

At the heart of it, what Dr. Collins is saying is that the Public Water Forum's key priority area is in regard to the supervisory voice or input voice into the Ervia-Irish Water decision. We are all aware of the bad mistakes Ervia and Irish Water have made and the poor management in certain areas. I presume what the Public Water Forum is looking for is the ability of an authority to clearly voice public concern at that point, as a first step. The other things Dr. Collins has alluded to would be a building-on stage for the authority as it would grow in size, budget and stature. Obviously, that key initial role is the ability to interact on behalf of the public when Ervia goes off the tracks.