Ivana Bacik (Independent) | Oireachtas source

We have boil water notices in County Roscommon and elsewhere and shortages of water in Dublin. The system is not working. It is fragmented and inefficient and was under the management of 34 different local authorities.

It is important that we have a public utility to seek a more efficient and a better infrastructure for water.

On the issue of pay structures within Irish Water, the Cabinet said Irish Water is a commercial State company, a public company, set up by Bord Gáis.