‘Considerable workload to be delivered’ by new agency

Stephen Rogers outlines just how Irish Water will work and answers some key questions.

Q. How many staff are employed in local authorities to maintain the water network and how many staff are employed in Irish Water?

A. There are 4,300 local authority staff employed on the water network at present. Almost 300 Irish Water appointments have been made to date, of which about half are drawn from the local authorities, Bord Gáis, and the Department of the Environment, Community, and Local Government. It is expected that about 500 people will be employed by Irish Water by April.