Mr. Feargal Ó Coigligh:

I suppose the Government policy paper sets out that the Government is committed to developing a single public utility and the full workforce would work for Irish Water. The wording in the policy statement that was published refers to giving Irish Water control of the workforce. That is the Government policy and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is therefore behind that Government policy. It is a matter of seeing how that can work within the constraints of employment law, which is very complex in terms of protecting everybody's rights. We are working very closely with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in trying to get an outcome that works for everybody.