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

I feel this is a rather strange or weird meeting. There are Deputies and Senators and representatives of Irish Water, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department. There are 12 people here from those four groups and every one is a man. There is not a single woman sitting up front around the table here. Whenever this point is highlighted at meetings, the point is noted and then things move on so that the real business of the meeting is discussed. However, I will give over some of my ten minutes to asking questions that are pertinent on this matter.

I will begin by asking representatives of Irish Water what percentage of its senior management team is made up of women?