Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

First, I did not refuse to answer Deputy Martin’s question at all. I said that the detail of the question asked was not available to me and I confirmed that the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government had formally written to the chief executive of Irish Water seeking all aspects of the remuneration policies in respect of the people who work for Irish Water, and I said that when the information was supplied to the Minister it would be made public.

As I said to Deputy Martin last week and the previous week, Irish Water is a public utility and it will be subject to the Freedom of Information Act. It will also be subject to parliamentary questions in the House. The information Deputy Martin requested in the interests of the public will be published. I do not have the answers to the question he asked yesterday.

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