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

Brian Stanley: They may just be putting a saddle onto it for an individual connection.

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

Brian Stanley: The developers complain - we hear this - that they are waiting too long. There was a recent outage in Mountmellick and no notice was given. I am sure the witnesses' ears were red because of this when local public representatives got onto them. People in the area were not given any notice of a substantial outage for a substantial period of time. What happened there? Where did the...

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

Brian Stanley: It was an unfortunate sequence of events. Local communication was again a problem. I will not go back over it. Ms Attridge will have heard it already from Laois county councillors. There was a substantial communication problem and a lack of communications. I am saying that so that Uisce Éireann will address it. In terms of developments in counties, Wexford has been mentioned....

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

Brian Stanley: I understand and I know that the capacity of receiving waters - in other words, where the sewage goes into whatever stream or river - always has to be factored in and that sometimes restricts it. Can I make a suggestion in the case of the various counties? Mr. Laffey mentioned the regional assemblies. I know they have a role in setting the overall national planning framework and all of...

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

Brian Stanley: I was not aware of that. That is useful to know, that we can see a town or village and say there are 500 homes there at the moment. I think it is done on the basis of population equivalent, PE.

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

Brian Stanley: It has capacity for 5,000 people already but has spare capacity for another 2,000 people. That is the type of information that needs to be flagged. I know it is on Uisce Éireann's website but it would be useful if it was brought to the attention of councillors at county council meetings. It would be very helpful in giving people an overall picture and would identify capacity. The...

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

Brian Stanley: Bringing a one-page or two-page document for the attention of each county council at their monthly meeting would be useful.

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

Brian Stanley: That is okay. He is still in the business.

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

Brian Stanley: Do we have the figure for the highest bonus to a staff member?

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

Brian Stanley: Before finishing up I want to ask about the issue in Cork. The Whitegate plant is under construction, which is good. What is the timeline for it to be completed?

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

Brian Stanley: With regard to the water supplying the area, people have been on a boil water notice for a long time. Almost 10,000 people have been affected by it. For how much longer will the boil water notice last in east Cork?

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

Brian Stanley: We are looking at another two years, unfortunately.

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

Brian Stanley: I want to convey something to Uisce Éireann which other Deputies have asked me to raise. This is a big issue locally and there needs to be some communication on it. It is unfortunate that it will take another two years. People in the area have been on boil water notices for a long time. The witnesses might take that back. In Wicklow there was an uncontrolled release into three...

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

Brian Stanley: The assessment of the incident and-----

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

Brian Stanley: I ask Mr. Gleeson to do so, please.

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

Brian Stanley: I ask Mr. Gleeson to come back to the committee on this. Is there a plan in place to address capacity in the area?

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

Brian Stanley: I presume the plan will cope with future development because there is future development planned for the area.

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

Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. Gleeson.

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

Brian Stanley: There is a lot of information and some follow-up on which the witnesses can come back to the committee. I hope some of the exchanges have been useful. I know it can be a bit robust and combative at times but that is the nature of it. We are talking about the people's money and we have to try to protect it. We get it in the ear if we do not do it. I wish Irish Water well with it. The...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Sep 2024)

Brian Stanley: The public business before us this afternoon is as follows: minutes; accounts and financial statements; correspondence; consideration of draft committee work programme; and any other business. The first item is minutes of our meeting of 19 September 2024, which have been circulated. Do members wish to raise any matter regarding the minutes? No. Are the minutes agreed? Agreed. I thank...