Grace O'Sullivan (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I congratulate Dr. McGowan on his appointment. He has one of the most important tasks because water is such an important resource for so many services and users. It is of significant importance and we saw that in the large demonstrations with regard to the implementation of water metering. It has not gone away in people's minds. People still remember it.

With regard to his ambition and vision for his new task, what will be his key priorities? How does he believe he can improve communications between the advisory body, members of the public and local authorities? We have witnessed droughts in recent months and flooding last year due to different storms. How will the Water Advisory Body deal with emergencies? With the information we are getting on extreme weather in the coming years, I am curious as to how he sees his function with regard to climate change.