Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 February 2015
502. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the requirement that 25% of employed sub-contractors, under the regional water meter installation contracts, should come from the live register has been complied with; the percentage to date; if the contracts remain valid if this figure has not been attained; its implications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6928/15]
View answerIrish Water is responsible for all aspects of the domestic metering programme.
I understand that there are approximately 1,300 direct jobs sustained through the metering programme and approximately 84% of these jobs have been obtained by those in one of three 'social inclusion' categories (unemployed 21%; employees of SMEs 53%; graduates/school leavers/apprentices 10%), exceeding the Government's overall target of 25%.
The employment figures do not include indirect employment created in the supply chain.
