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 oireachtasmembers@water.ie 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.
|
Local Authority
|
Asset Management
|
Customer Operations
|
Support Services
|
Totals
|
|
Carlow County Council
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
|
Cavan County Council
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
|
Clare County Council
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
|
Cork City
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
|
Cork County Council
|
16
|
-
|
1
|
17
|
|
Dublin City Council
|
22
|
1
|
7
|
30
|
|
Donegal County Council
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
6
|
|
Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
Fingal County Council
|
20
|
-
|
-
|
20
|
|
Galway City Council
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
|
Galway County Council
|
4
|
-
|
1
|
5
|
|
Kerry County Council
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
|
Kildare County Council
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
|
Kilkenny County Council
|
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
|
Laois County Council
|
8
|
-
|
-
|
8
|
|
Limerick City
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Limerick County Council
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
6
|
|
Longford County Council
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
|
Louth County Council
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Mayo County Council
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
4
|
|
Meath County Council
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
|
Monaghan County Council
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
|
North Tipperary County Council
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Offaly County Council
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
|
Roscommon County Council
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
|
South Dublin County Council
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
4
|
|
Sligo County Council
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
|
South Tipperary County Council
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
4
|
|
Waterford County Council
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
|
Westmeath County Council
|
7
|
-
|
-
|
7
|
|
Wexford County Council
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
|
Wicklow County Council
|
5
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
|
Totals
|
145
|
3
|
16
|
164*
|
*Included in the total are 15 positions where a candidate has been hired but has not as yet taken up the position.
The staff involved would have been at various grades within local authorities. My Department has arrangements in place with local authorities for the filling of vacancies within the employment control framework. Specific arrangements are also in place for the filling of vacancies under Service Level Agreements between Irish Water and local authorities. Under these agreements annual service plans set down the headcount required to provide the agreed services.
