Written answers

Tuesday, 28 June 2011

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Local Authority Services

8:00 pm

Photo of Joe McHughJoe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 341: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the number of jobs that will be created within the planned new National Water Authority including meter-readers, engineers and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17367/11]

Photo of Fergus O'DowdFergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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The Programme for Government proposes the establishment of a new State-owned national water authority to take over responsibility for managing and supervising investment in water services infrastructure and to manage the domestic water metering programme. The Memorandum of Understanding between Ireland and the EU/IMF commits Ireland to undertaking an independent assessment of the establishment of such an authority. Work on the independent assessment has commenced and the assessment is due for completion by the end of October 2011. The Government will then consider proposals for the establishment of Irish Water.

The independent assessment will examine the proposed role and functions of Irish Water, the approach to assigning these functions to the authority from the 34 local authorities, and the optimal organisational structure for the company including the indicative staffing complement.

Photo of Mary Lou McDonaldMary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 342: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government when he will establish the www.fixmystreet.ie initiative as committed to in the Programme for Government. [17398/11]

Photo of Phil HoganPhil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Local authorities have arrangements and applications in place which facilitate citizens in making complaints or suggestions or in reporting problems through various mediums, including by post, phone, text, fax, e-mail and on-line through their websites. In the context of the commitment in the Programme for Government, my Department is working with local authorities in developing options for the enhancement of these arrangements which will further assist citizens in availing of local authority services and in reporting problems or faults to their local authority. I expect to receive proposals in this regard shortly.

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