Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

However, let me say this: someone was put on the board. I rang officials from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. I asked them about the person in question on the board of Irish Water. They said they do not know anything about him. That was their answer. Further inquiries about this person have drawn a blank. This is someone who is on the board of Irish Water and who will, presumably, be removed or explained.

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