Lee Edgely
I noticed that it said Private on their site. I emailed them and this is what they said: Irish Water Customer Service <customerservice@water.ie>
22 Sep (3 days ago)
to me Dear Mr Edgely,
Thank you for your email regarding Irish Water.
Irish Water is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bord Gáis “ireann which itself is owned by the Irish State. Irish Water is a separate subsidiary within Bord Gáis “ireann. The Government have explicitly stated that Irish Water will remain within public ownership. There is no intention to privatise water services. The investment in the water sector is key to our country’s strategic interests and legislation will restate the existing prohibition on the privatisation of water assets. The sale of Bord Gáis Energy will have no impact on the public ownership of Irish Water.
Irish Water is the new national water utility that will have responsibility for the delivery of water and wastewater services to homes and businesses.
I hope this information is helpful.
Yours sincerely, William Preston Customer Service Advisor Uisce “ireann Bosca OP 860, Oifig Sheachadta na Cathrach Theas, Cathair Chorca”, “ire Irish Water PO Box 860, South City Delivery Office, Cork City, Ireland
T: 1890 278 278 Minicom: 1890 378 378 www.water.ie