Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)

The Minister has acknowledged that the PricewaterhouseCoopers report was disputed. In the light of this, how can he justify making the decision without exploring these issues further? Given that the company was involved in the Scottish Water project, does he not think there was a conflict of interest? How much was the company paid for its work?

What will the Minister do about the boundary issues relating to septic tanks and wastewater systems which have not been dealt with anywhere? How will the infrastructure be divided between the local authorities and Irish Water? Will the local authorities be left with the rubbish, while Irish Water is given all the best bits? There has been no clarification of this anywhere.

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