The next Government

[jimmym]

This is the fella who when debating water charges said water doesnt fall from the sky,

 

[Crankycorner]

This is the fella who when debating water charges said water doesnt fall from the sky,

He was technically right. Drinking water doesn’t fall from the sky. The water charges fiasco was a national embarrassment from all sides.

 

[jimmym]

Imagine if he went on morning ireland the morning after a heavy session on the porter,

 

[Cleric Pubetic]

Imagine if he went on morning ireland the morning after a heavy session on the porter,

Ah the good oul days with Brian Cowen.

Is he still alive BTW?

 

[yellowsliotar]

He was technically right. Drinking water doesn’t fall from the sky. The water charges fiasco was a national embarrassment from all sides.

Yes people seem to be oblivious of the processes and cost of what comes out of a tap.

 

[The High King]

When the county councils were running the water everything was done to the best of their ability with the budget(not enough) they had.

It was then given to Irish water with a budget(not enough) who then subcontracted the maintenance and treatment of its plants out to third party contractors who are there to make money.

So now the budget that was being used by the councils to maintain the plants etc is now also being used to pay Irish water for its 'administration ' and the third party contractors paying their staff and running it all as cheaply as possible so that they can make a profit.

And people are surprised the service and quality has gone down?

 

[yellowsliotar]

When the county councils were running the water everything was done to the best of their ability with the budget(not enough) they had.

It was then given to Irish water with a budget(not enough) who then subcontracted the maintenance and treatment of its plants out to third party contractors who are there to make money.

So now the budget that was being used by the councils to maintain the plants etc is now also being used to pay Irish water for its 'administration ' and the third party contractors paying their staff and running it all as cheaply as possible so that they can make a profit.

And people are surprised the service and quality has gone down?

Bar a few retirees, the majority of the staff in the Lee Road are the same for the last 20 years

 

[Meridian]

Bar a few retirees, the majority of the staff in the Lee Road are the same for the last 20 years

I am glad you used the word staff rather than " workers "
Because chances are, they probably don't know what real work is.

 

[The High King]

Bar a few retirees, the majority of the staff in the Lee Road are the same for the last 20 years

Maybe so, there are also many new plants which are being run by third party contractors as well but still the money is less because for the same budget the money that was used solely for maintenance wages etc now is used for that and Irish waters slice and any third party contractors slice.

 

[jimmym]

Maybe so, there are also many new plants which are being run by third party contractors as well but still the money is less because for the same budget the money that was used solely for maintenance wages etc now is used for that and Irish waters slice and any third party contractors slice.

City council water workers are fighting against transferring to irish water,