Irish Water cannot be gold-plated
As the row continued to rage over the €180m start-up costs, which will see €86m of taxpayers’ money given to outside consultants, Ms Burton said the company needed to get its priorities right.
“We have big problems to address in relation to water, we want to see that done efficiently and effectively,” said Ms Burton. “Citizens and families will be paying and we want to see an effective service, not a gold-plated service.”
