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

Brian Stanley: I know, and I take on board the points made by Ms O'Dwyer's colleague Mr. Laffey. The N11 is the example being given, and I am kind of familiar with it. It is being run down to Rosslare. Sometimes there may or may not be a need for a pipe to be put in but I think, from the replies I was following, it would appear that there is maybe not such a great connection with TII and Uisce...

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

Brian Stanley: Of course. TII is building roads though, significant roads around the country.

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

Brian Stanley: With regard to harmonising things and usage, I think that is important. All along the N7 at the moment, I see another set of pipes have gone in. There is machinery working there for months on it, with the lane closed off. In other words, we wind up retrofitting things in this country. Instead, EirGrid, Uisce Éireann, local authorities, TII and Eircom need to be on the one page.

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

Brian Stanley: I understand that.

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

Brian Stanley: I understand that.

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

Brian Stanley: Wastewater is one of the priorities-----

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

Brian Stanley: -----with its slice of the Apple money. Would that be right?

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

Brian Stanley: All I can say is, "Thank God for the European Court of Justice."

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

Brian Stanley: I hope the Deputy was not one of the those who were in favour of handing the money back and who are now saying where we should spend it.

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

Brian Stanley: What is the cost of new connections? This is an issue that comes up. Whether it is for one-off housing or housing schemes, the cost of connections has gone up substantially. How is that calculated? Is there a fixed amount? For example, if Joe Bloggs is building a house and needs a water connection, is there a set charge and then so much per metre charged for piping? How is that calculated?

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

Brian Stanley: Is that 10 m from the site or from the actual building?

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

Brian Stanley: It is 10 m from the boundary of the site. The person building the house is responsible for the connections inside the site out to the boundary. From the boundary out, if it is 10 m, how much does it cost?

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

Brian Stanley: A lot of these would not need wastewater because in rural areas-----

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

Brian Stanley: -----they have stand-alone septic tanks. What happens where the distance is more than 10 m?

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

Brian Stanley: For the water supply first.

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

Brian Stanley: What if there is a road opening? Is there licensing?

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

Brian Stanley: It costs €2,300 for-----

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

Brian Stanley: That is for supply only, just to clarify that.

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

Brian Stanley: Some of the costs are coming in extremely high at short distances. Maybe Uisce Éireann has a framework agreement with contractors. There were discussions in this complex yesterday around contractors and the pricing of jobs. It is widely acknowledged that it is a great time to be a contractor, particularly where they are contracting to public bodies. In this case, the cost comes back...

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

Brian Stanley: They are putting a saddle on the sewer and putting the pipe up to it.