Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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131. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of employees that are working in the regional section of Uisce Éireann in Mallow, County Cork; the number of those employees that are former local authority staff; and the remuneration they received upon leaving employment in the local authorities. [4497/14]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The Water Services Act 2013 provided for the establishment of Irish Water as a subsidiary of Bórd Gáis Éireann to be formed and registered under the Companies Act.

I have no role in relation to staff recruitment in Irish Water. However, I understand that Irish Water is currently recruiting to build up the internal capabilities required within the organisation. The number of staff employed is an operational matter for the company.

Data supplied by Irish Water indicate that at present twelve Irish Water staff are currently working in the Mallow office. Of these, nine were employed by a local authority prior to joining Irish Water. My Department does not have information on such staff members’ previous remuneration.