Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The Water Advisory Body has advised that it is important that Uisce Éireann is held to account on the quality of its customer service and experience. Given the oversight not just of the Committee of Public Accounts but also the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage, there is an opportunity to bring a body to that forum for wider discussion on the efficacy, function and programme of works of Uisce Éireann. We are confident this is the correct thing to do. Consultation has taken place and we are satisfied this is the best way forward in terms of accountability to the public, value for money, public expenditure and the myriad of issues raised by Deputies around the water policy debate.

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