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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Uisce Éireann (26 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: Absolutely.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Uisce Éireann (26 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: If it is the regulator, I believe at some point we could bring the regulator in and have that discussion. It is significant. Given the realm we are in today, I think we should add the regulator to the work programme.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Uisce Éireann (26 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: Yes. We have to join the dots. If Irish Water is under the remit of a regulator, we need to understand who does what. I thank Mr. Gleeson. With no disrespect to the Chair, I have had a very different experience in Wexford as to how leaks are dealt with. There are problems - do not get me wrong. Huge problems with outages were experienced in early 2023. I am sure everyone will...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Uisce Éireann (26 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: Absolutely. Maybe some lessons should be taken from down in Wexford. I do not know. The other thing is that we do have an issue when it comes to the farming sector with regard to who is responsible for reading these meters. One significant issue, I have raised this before, is that farmers themselves are not able to read the meters because they are at a significant depth, they cannot see...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Uisce Éireann (26 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Uisce Éireann (26 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: It is not matched funding. It is 15% from the local authority.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Uisce Éireann (26 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: My apologies. It has nothing to do with Uisce Éireann so. That is absolutely fine.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Uisce Éireann (26 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: Clearly, then, Uisce Éireann does liaise. It gives the specification, I assume.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Uisce Éireann (26 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: Okay. The contractor, though, would be working to the specification under the directive or to Uisce Éireann's specification.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Uisce Éireann (26 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: The funding then comes from the Department directly.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Uisce Éireann (26 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: Mr. Munnelly might inform me then that this funding is sanctioned.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Uisce Éireann (26 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: I am told now it has been whittled down to seven or eight in seven counties.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Uisce Éireann (26 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: I will not take up Mr. Munnelly's time. I ask if he can get me the information, because it is extremely important.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Uisce Éireann (26 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: Clearly, this has nothing to do with Uisce Éireann and that is perfect. I say this because the contention is that people believe Irish Water is holding up planning but clearly it is not. It is important that this point is clarified. It happens that it is then the Department or the councils themselves involved in this issue. It is important we join the dots in this regard. The...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Uisce Éireann (26 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: Are we now back to Mr. Laffey?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Uisce Éireann (26 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: It is the same thing.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Uisce Éireann (26 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: Uisce Éireann, though, is not holding it up.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Uisce Éireann (26 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: Not to Mr. Laffey's knowledge anyway. I need the information in this regard then from Mr. Munnelly.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Uisce Éireann (26 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: I refer to where to go in regard to this project. The school needs its extension. The other thing I wish to talk about is that it was mentioned that the redundancy comes to an end. What do we call it?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Uisce Éireann (26 Sep 2024)

Verona Murphy: It comes to an end at the end of this month. In effect, if there is no further uptake of the voluntary redundancy, where will this leave Uisce Éireann from a recruitment deficit perspective?