Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The matter has been exemplified in the recent past with regard to the formation of Irish Water. We have a farcical situation whereby it will take a transitional period of 12 years to bring it to formation.

Ireland is regarded as a First World country. The objective should be to reduce the period to three years. With the most modern technologies and with the experience and efficiencies at the disposal of councils, more responsibility should be given over to all local authorities. There is currently a surplus of engineers and crucial staff and such staff would be able to reduce it to a much shorter period of perhaps three years.

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