Mayo water scheme hit by 22 days of outages over past five months - TD

A Mayo group water scheme has been hit by 22 days of outages in the past five months, it has been highlighted.

Deputy Paul Lawless cited the major problems with the Johnstown Lavellyroe system in the east of the county which has been taken over recently by Uisce Éireann.

He said: "Over the past five months, there have been 22 days of outages.

"This is happening at a time when Uisce Éireann has paid €18 million in performance-related bonuses to its staff and its CEO has received a pay increase of €118,000, bringing his salary to almost €400,000. How is this justifiable?"

Also speaking on a similar topic in Dáil Éireann, Mayo TD Rose Conway-Walsh said recent alarming reports from the United States confirm that hackers have targeted water infrastructure across 12 states, highlighting the growing threat to critical national infrastructure.

"I raised this with the Taoiseach in December 2023 and again in February 2024 when a local group water scheme in Mayo was hacked," he added.