Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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526. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form on a local authority basis, the number of staff transferred from each local authority to Irish Water; the job titles of those transferred; and the possible impact of these transfers on the ability of local authorities to maintain service levels following the loss of these staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46010/14]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. 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 578 578.I have, on this occasion, been informed by Irish Water that no staff transferred from a local authority to the utility. All Irish Water staff have been hired through competitive recruitment processes.

The table below sets out the number of staff who worked in local authorities prior to being recruited to Irish Water and the operational areas to which they have been assigned in the utility.