Murky Waters Ahead For The Irish Nation??

Environment Minister Hogan should resign over Irish Water shambles, says Gerry Adams

The Government and Irish Water had hid from consumers the fact that €86million was spent on ‘consultancy costs’ in the set-up of Irish Water

ENVIRONMENT MINISTER Phil Hogan TD should resign over the Irish Water shambles and the Labour/Fine Gael Government reverse its drive to commercialise water, Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams TD says.

“Phil Hogan is incompetent,” Gerry Adams told reporters at Leinster House on Wednesday as the Dáil official term resumed.

“He has been involved in too many debacles. Minister Hogan should resign immediately and the Government should abandon its regressive policy on water provision.”

He added:

“By failing to answer repeated questions, from Sinn Féin TDs and others on the costs associated with establishing Irish Water, Minister Hogan and his department have shown contempt for the Dáil, its members and the citizens they represent.”

Gerry Adams’s call came after another shock story that 500 Irish Water staff are entitled to “performance-related” bonuses even though the company has only just been established.

Previously, the Government and Irish Water had hid from consumers the fact that €86million was spent on ‘consultancy costs’ in the set-up of Irish Water.

Irish Water Managing Director John Tierney’s salary of €200,000 does not have a performance-related element.

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