Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister of State. It is good to speak on this Bill, which is crucial because we cannot live without water. It is a basic need and a matter of public health. I have concerns about the service level agreement, whether it is a 12-year or a 30-year agreement. I have spoken to councils and they are concerned. With less than one month to go until January, many councils to whom I spoke felt they were out in the cold and that there had been no consultation on the issue.