Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

Briefly, on the issue of the public realm, I welcome what has been said but there is a difference between what is being said and what is being practiced on the ground. It is important people are not thrown from Billy to Jack, with the local authority saying Irish Water will do it and Irish Water saying the local authority will do it. We will hold Mr. Grant to his comments and proceed with that case.

I asked for a commitment that new hires would have the same wages, conditions and pensions as current staff. I note that commitment was not given but instead Mr. Grant said they would not have exactly the same pay model. In a way, Mr. Grant has answered the question but I will give him one more opportunity to say the wage, conditions and pensions will not be any less, just to be sure to be sure.