Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 4 October 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Issues Surrounding Water Quality and Supply: Discussion

Photo of Richard O'DonoghueRichard O'Donoghue (Limerick County, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will address Dr. Ryan directly on waste treatment. Limerick City and County Council has 70 water specialists who have been asked to change over to Irish Water under a section A or section B contract. If none of them transfer to Irish Water and they remain within the remit of the council, as they can under their contracts, will Irish Water not be in big trouble? The reason these staff do not want to go to Irish Water is that they will lose their public status and the number of years they have worked with the local authority. The contracts of 70 people who run the water system delivering fresh water for people to drink in Limerick state they will stay within the local authority if they do not transfer to Irish Water. This applies to 70 engineers and other qualified staff employed to look after the quality of water in Limerick city and county. Does the EPA consider that a big problem?

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