Irish Water staffing - If you want to make an omelette ...

Despite an inauspicious, frustrating debut in public life the objectives set for Irish Water more than justify the project.

Despite considerable disquiet about consultants’ fees, secrecy, accountability, water charges, staffing levels or selection we still need a modern, efficient, user-funded national water scheme.

Despite how legislation was frog-marched through the Dáil without even token scrutiny, despite the fact that it was set up in a way that avoids the attention of the comptroller and auditor general or Freedom of Information Act intrusions, it is an essential development in the process of streamlining public services and delivery.