Caít Keane (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It was not the Senator?s county and I will not shame the county by mentioning it, but there is a league table. It is important there is investment to ensure this leakage stops, and it is important to get the money for this from somewhere. I will deal later with the question of incentives for consumers and problems such as people letting the taps run.

The Minister of State spoke of the job creation element and the people who will be employed, whereas Senator Wilson took up the issue of those who will lose their jobs. In fact, with regard to the provision of water, it is not the counting of the numbers of people but how the job is done. We all talk about efficiency and local delivery of local public services. Numbers are not the only game. It is important that everybody gets a good job but also that everybody does a good job in the job they are in. That is what the Croke Park agreement will be looking at in regard to ensuring that output and input is matched in terms of service delivery.