Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms Attridge. There is one concern if we are moving towards a single utility and this is an important question. In the past, if we had a failure or problem with water, as local councillors we were able to call the chief executive of the council or local water engineer to account. If we establish a single utility and an event such as this happens again, which I hope it does not, what guarantees do we have of accountability on the part of Irish Water before elected representatives? If something like this happened when a single utility was created, what commitments do we have from Irish Water that it would be accountable to local elected representatives in the area?