Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

What would have been Uisce Éireann's expectation or did Uisce Éireann have an expectation? Ms Attridge may remember that when this was originally discussed, one of the reasons Irish Water, as it was then, wanted to bring the SLA to a close earlier was that it felt there were approximately 1,000 more full-time equivalent staff than needed. The framework agreement has dispensed with that. Anyone who wants to transfer can do so. However, is 1,000 of the 2,500 the expected number? If Uisce Éireann does not get more, will it have to recruit staff on the open market? What is Ms Attridge's read of that?