Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

The Deputy is not being told that. A decision has been made as to the structure that will be put in place for the water utility in future. There will be a State company under Bord Gáis Éireann. Beyond that, arrangements for metering, the types of meters to be used and all of those practical arrangements will require much work. We are talking about a period of two or two and a half years to progress that work.

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