Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I really need to ask that this be speeded up. I acknowledge that some work has been done, but I really want to get these off my desk. I want people to be able to get on with their lives and have access to water. It is not an excuse to be passed from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to the local authority to Irish Water and back again. This is what has been happening. I ask the witnesses to take note of it from here today.

I want to bring up the issue about the cyberattack on the group water schemes, and on our own group water scheme last week, where in the shed or the pump house, a message which said "You have been hacked" appeared on the display board. It was because the equipment is Israeli. Apparently the message came from an Iranian group. How vulnerable are we? I have written to the Minister and the Tánaiste in respect of this matter. How vulnerable are our utilities to cyberattacks? What assistance can be given? I would expect that Irish Water has a system that is really protected but there is no point in keeping that to yourselves? Is Irish Water willing to share this with group water schemes and others that may be vulnerable in the delivery of water and other utilities?