Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party) | Oireachtas source

I wish to bring to the Minister's attention a serious matter which recently impacted my constituents in Cork North-Central, in the areas of Ballyvolane and Dublin Hill. It is an area that was left five days without water, from Friday to Tuesday morning last. Despite continuously contacting Irish Water, constituents were given reference number after reference number, and Irish Water had no record of it by Monday morning. It was not submitted, from what we can ascertain, to the repair unit, and people were left without water. Unfortunately, this is not an isolated incident. It is a regular occurrence in Cork city that people are being left without water or they are facing brown, dirty, filthy water that is not drinkable or usable.

Will the Minister and his Government now admit that Irish Water is a faceless organisation that is not customer-driven? Will they look at and explore the possibility of returning water services to the local authorities, such as Cork County Council and Cork City Council?

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