Uisce Éireann says it needs €60bn over 25 years to repair Ireland's water systems 

'We are losing approximately 37% of the water we treat due to leakage' according to the Uisce Éireann report on its water and wastewater systems. 

Up to €60bn will be needed to fix known problems with Ireland’s water and wastewater systems over the next 25 years, according to Uisce Éireann estimates.

Some €17bn of that is required in the next four years, the public water utility has said.