Diarmuid Wilson (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 12:

In page 10, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following:"(9) That a full and comprehensive table of all monies transferred to and expended by Irish Water for the purposes of this subsection shall be published annually providing a county by county breakdown.".

I know that the Minister of State gave an assurance to my colleague, Senator Ó Domhnaill, that he would take a very serious look at publishing on an annual basis a full and comprehensive table of all moneys transferred to and expended by Irish Water for the purposes of this subsection and providing a county-by-county breakdown. This amendment seeks transparency. It relates to the transfer of properties from councils or water service authorities to Irish Water and proposes that a comprehensive table of all moneys or infrastructure transferred to and expended by Irish Water for the purpose of the subsection be published annually and a county-by-county breakdown provided. Given the difficulties that Dublin City Council discovered last night, it is important that this type of transaction be above board and transparent. I would like to hear the Minister of State's views on this amendment.