Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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324. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total set up costs of Irish Water to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39161/14]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The budget as proposed by Bórd Gáis Éireann for the Irish Water Programme which was established to set up Irish Water was €180m. The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) has approved an amount of €172.8m in respect of Irish Water’s establishment costs following a detailed review. The total spend on the Programme to end of August 2014 is €148.7m. Irish Water has established a dedicated team to deal with representations and queries from public representatives. They may be contacted via email at or by telephone on 1890 278 278.