Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Burncourt regional water scheme services almost 4,000 houses and businesses in Cahir town, Ballylooby, Clogheen, Burncourt and Ballyporeen. There was a great announcement six years ago when that scheme was opened at a cost of €15.3 million for it and the Fethard scheme. The two schemes were designed and built to operate. A boil water notice has been in place since July. It is a spanking new state-of-the-art scheme. Irish Water will be taking over the scheme from the operators who will hand it back in the next year. Irish Water is unable to provide clean water to households without a requirement to boil it. This has been going on since July. I was promised meetings with the regional manager in September. It is now after mid-October and that meeting has not taken place. Irish Water is utterly incompetent in managing these schemes and providing clean water. The people of those areas were trying to get that new scheme for 50 years before 2016. We thought then we would be trouble free. To think that boil water notices have been ongoing since July. That is happening in many other areas across the country. There is no accountability for Irish Water. It is a shocking situation.

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