Barry Cowen
Question:626. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of the abolition of Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46094/15]
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An Independent Assessment published in 2012 reviewed the strengths and weaknesses of the delivery of water services through 34 local authorities, and concluded that there was a fragmentation of leadership and co-ordination, difficulty in attaining economies of scale, difficulty in delivering projects of national importance and an aging and poor quality network. The report concluded that the best way of ensuring increasing efficiency and effectiveness of operations and capital investment and accessing new finances for the water sector, was to establish Irish Water as a public utility. Accordingly, no consideration is being given to the abolition of Irish Water, or the costs thereof.