The EU’s statistics agency Eurostat announced today that the financial model for the beleaguered State water utility failed to meet key EU rules. As the Government continues to spend hundreds of millions of euro on water meters, consultants’ fees, billing and other set-up costs for Irish Water, the EU is saying that bills for distressed households are not high enough in effect. Irish Water has been, and continues to be, a complete waste of money.

Fianna Fail is committed to dismantling this bloated entity that has no prospect of securing the confidence or support of the Irish public.  The Fine Gael Labour coalition Government needs to recognise the extent of its failures with Irish Water.  It is simply not credible to do otherwise.

A copy of Kildare County Council’s Draft Litter Management Plan 2016-2019 is attached below.

This is being published until Friday 4th September and is open to public submissions. I would welcome any submissions or comments you may have. You can contact me on:

Ph: 087 255 5257 or email: frankorourke1@gmail.com

All submissions will be discussed at the Environment SPC in October before going to the council for discussion and adoption later in the year.

To view the report… download here

Irish Water announced today that it has collected just 46% of the money due to it from water customers. Not an extra cent is being spent on water infrastructure above the €550m per annum Fianna Fáil spent in Government and it looks like less will now be available for investment in water infrastructure due to the costs of setting it up and poor collection rates.

Surely its time to wind-up the new quango before it loses even more money for the hard pressed Irish Tax-Payer.

See link to press release by Barry Cowan TD, Fianna Fáil Spokes Person on the Environment

On Friday the 26th June Fianna Fail invited me to contest the next General Election on their behalf in Kildare North. It is a great honour for me to get this invitation from the party. I look forward to the campaign ahead and I hope with the support of the people in Kildare North that I can represent them in the next Dail.

I will continue to work tirelessly on behalf of all and represent them to the best of my ability. There are a lot of challenges ahead and we must work to ensure that we have a fair and equal society as the economy recovers. I look forward to meeting the people of Kildare North in the months ahead and engaging with them.