Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In an effort to be more helpful, perhaps we might ask Irish Water to publish the information in its annual report and the county council will do the same in its annual report. It could do it on a county by county basis or whatever way it wanted to do so, or else make it available on the website.

There is nothing being hidden from anybody at all. The information is accessible on the Internet. I do not have a problem with Irish Water doing as I describe. The county council would need to do so because the Senators' constituents will want to know what the money is being spent on. One will achieve accountability that way.