Anne Ferris (Wicklow, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It is up to the Minister of State and the regulator to ensure Irish Water does not turn it into gravy. The new semi-state body should be tightly controlled to ensure it does not become a gravy train in the manner of other publicly financed entities recently discussed in the media. It is very important a tight rein is kept on the remuneration of the board and executives of Irish Water. In this regard I urge the Ministers, Deputies Hogan and Howlin, to start as they mean to go on and immediately issue a strong directive to Irish Water on cost control.

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