Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 137: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the policy suggestion of merging all water authorities into one single water utility State company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35941/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The establishment of a single national authority for the delivery of water services was one of the policy options identified in the report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes in the context of its consideration of my Department's water and natural heritage programme. The Government will be giving due consideration to the range of options contained in this report.