Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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If it is helpful, Irish Water has not been set up. At the moment, Bord Gáis is doing that work. When the company is incorporated as a company, Irish Water will be set up. I repeat, for the purposes of clarity, that all of the costs relating to the charging of consumers will be transparent and will be known. The procurement process for the metering is like the procurement process for any other State activity. If the figures were placed in the public domain, it could increase the costs we would actually be paying.