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

The Senator raises a very important point. The best and most honest thing I can say to him is that I will get him clarification on that for tomorrow. What I understand is that the capital funding for the group sector remains with the Department so it will not be going to Uisce Éireann. The Senator is making the point that they will become customers of Irish Water and he wants to know what that relationship will be. He also alluded to different arrangements or flexibility within arrangements. Obviously, one scheme may be different to another and there may be different ways of operating in different counties, where water comes from a public supply. I will come back to the Senator on that issue.