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21/02/2014
Irish Water Email Address 'Too Little Too Late'
Irish Waters attempts to offer Oireachtas members an avenue for queries has been described as "too little too late"
Fianna Fáil’s Environment Spokesperson Barry Cowen said that Irish Water providing an email address to Oireachtas members was a "feeble attempt by an organisation that has spent the past year avoiding my questions and dodging every query that I, and other Oireachtas members, submitted on behalf of taxpayers."
Mr Cowen added: "There has been a concerted effort over the past two years to shroud the establishment of Irish Water in secrecy and to avoid any accountability for the public money that’s being spent.
"My Parliamentary Questions to Minister Hogan about these issues over the past six months were kicked to Irish Water, who repeatedly failed to respond. How can we have any trust now that our queries, as Parliamentarians, will be addressed in a fulsome, upfront and timely manner?
"The time has passed for empty gestures and half-hearted attempts at giving the impression of transparency at Irish Water. We need full accountability for the use of taxpayers’ money at Irish Water and the work that’s being done with that money."
(MH)
Fianna Fáil’s Environment Spokesperson Barry Cowen said that Irish Water providing an email address to Oireachtas members was a "feeble attempt by an organisation that has spent the past year avoiding my questions and dodging every query that I, and other Oireachtas members, submitted on behalf of taxpayers."
Mr Cowen added: "There has been a concerted effort over the past two years to shroud the establishment of Irish Water in secrecy and to avoid any accountability for the public money that’s being spent.
"My Parliamentary Questions to Minister Hogan about these issues over the past six months were kicked to Irish Water, who repeatedly failed to respond. How can we have any trust now that our queries, as Parliamentarians, will be addressed in a fulsome, upfront and timely manner?
"The time has passed for empty gestures and half-hearted attempts at giving the impression of transparency at Irish Water. We need full accountability for the use of taxpayers’ money at Irish Water and the work that’s being done with that money."
(MH)
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