Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Others will transfer. It is important they do so on terms that are acceptable to them and that defend and vindicate the rights they currently have and the terms and conditions they currently enjoy. That commitment is being given in the context of the framework that the Minister for Housing, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, has brought forward. I will discuss the specific issues the Deputy has raised with the Minister, but that is my understanding of where the matter stands.

As the Deputy knows, there is a clear commitment in the programme for Government to retain Irish Water in public ownership as a national stand-alone regulated entity. We very much look forward to seeing what the Oireachtas committee brings forward. I will ask the Minister for Housing, Heritage and Local Government to revert directly to the Deputy on the matter.

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