John Halligan (Waterford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

On behalf of the Technical Group I offer my sincere condolences to the family of the young man who died in what can only be described as unacceptable circumstances, namely, without a bed or a roof over his head. It is unacceptable that such a thing could happen in Ireland today, which has a relatively small population of 4.5 million people. I thank the Minister for the initiative he is due to announce on Thursday. I am sure he will do everything in his power to deal with this inherently poor and desperate situation.

How much revenue is Waterford City and County Council set to recoup next year from Irish Water and how much of this will be made up by overall pay costs to do with water supply and wastewater treatment by the council as an agent of Irish Water? Will the Minister provide a percentage for how much of the overall earnings of the council this figure represents? For how much does the council invoice Irish Water in operational costs every month and has Irish Water indicated that it will seek a reduction in what it will pay the council in the future?

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