Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 June 2023
778. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the outcome of the review commissioned by Uisce Éireann to be carried out by a company (details supplied) on Uisce Éireann's internal processes; the progress being made on implementation of recommendations made in this review; the role these changes will deliver in the future of capital works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28368/23]
View answerScottish Water International (SWI) undertook an independent review in 2020 of Uisce Éireann’s (then Irish Water) investment and delivery capabilities.
Uisce Éireann developed an Implementation Plan for the SWI recommendations, which was agreed with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU). The implementation measures covered a broad range of areas across Governance and Change Management, Estimating, Uncertainty & Contingency, and Visibility, (Data and Reporting). The CRU required that the implementation plan be delivered by the end of 2022, with quarterly updates to be provided. The implementation plan was successfully completed by Uisce Éireann across all agreed recommendations, with the final quarterly (Q4-2022) report completed in February 2023 and published on the CRU website - www.cru.ie/publications/27265/.
In May 2023, the CRU commenced its independent review of the Uisce Éireann implementation process, which is due to be completed by the end of July 2023.
