Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have a quick question on the Comptroller and Auditor General's role as regards Uisce Éireann. We all want there to be openness and transparency. As the Minister knows, we disagree with setting up a new superstructure over county councils and turning them into subcontractors, but it has been done. The Government had the majority to ensure that. Why can the Comptroller and Auditor General not audit Uisce Éireann? What are the Minister's plans in that regard?

However, this motion is a good day's work by the Government. It should have been done sooner, but at least it is being done now. That the legislation is being applied retrospectively is welcome. We will try to do our job as public representatives to ensure that public money is spent well and that the people spending it are held accountable.

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