Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Public Accounts Committee

Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion

8:20 pm

Photo of Mary Lou McDonaldMary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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I will come back to that. I accept the Minister and the Secretary General are busy and their sole focus is not Irish Water. However, this is no ordinary development. This is about the establishment of a brand new public utility. For householders across this State, this will mean another tax and bill. It is very politically sensitive. Accordingly, and given its novelty, it would merit meticulous oversight warranting monthly, fortnightly and weekly meetings.