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Framework for Future Delivery of Water Services

Over the next few months and into 2025, we will implement our plans to move to the new national organisation structure so that we can bring much needed support to all our teams across the country.

At our recent meetings with all 31 Water Services areas, we outlined what the Future Organisation Structure would look like. Personnel from HR and our Integration and Management teams were also on hand to speak with you on a One-to-One capacity outlining what your Terms and Conditions would be should you make the move across to Uisce Éireann, and what your role would look like in the new structure. This information is still valid to you, and we will now begin to deliver this new structure starting in the Eastern and Southwestern regions from September 2024. We will come and meet with you in person again soon to explain what will happen and how these changes may affect you.

Water services plays a vital role in the lives of millions of people in Ireland every day, integral to numerous businesses and communities across the country. Therefore, it is crucial that we continue to transform our shared organisation so that we can deliver a first-rate service for the country, allowing our communities to thrive. To achieve this, we must keep pace with the changes that are happening across the organisation, in our industry and our country, ensuring that our teams on the ground are fully resourced, and that they can operate each day in an environment that is safe so that we can shape our organisation to be ready for the Ireland of the future. Now with the national planning we have been able to achieve, we can to commit funding that will make Uisce Éireann the biggest investor in Irish national infrastructure for the next 10 years.

To prepare ourselves for these changes, we will begin to stream our teams on the ground wherever feasible to focus on Water and Wastewater, and Treatment and Network separately and stand-up teams to take responsibility for key areas of Asset Operations such as Operational Support and Control. Our dedicated Leakage teams will begin to take shape allowing us to focus completely on that discipline in each area. And we will appoint our Team Leads, a new role that will become instrumental in the overall operations of crews locally. The supporting structures enabling these changes to happen will also be introduced and communicated to you locally.

Schedule of staff engagements

DateLocal Authority
23 May 2024Westmeath
Meath
Cork County
27 May 2024Cork County
28 May 2024Fingal
Donegal
29 May 2024Waterford
Donegal
Cork County
30 May 2024Longford
31 May 2024Fingal
4 June 2024Dublin City Council
5 June 2024Dublin City Council
6 June 2024Kerry
Fingal
7 June 2024Cork City
Dublin City Council
10 June 2024Kerry
Dublin City Council
11 June 2024Kerry
Dublin City Counci
12 June 2024Dublin City Council
13 June 2024Dublin City Council
14 June 2024Cork City
Dublin City Council

DateLocal Authority
11 April 2024Wicklow
18 April 2024Roscommon
25 April 2024Wexford
Sligo
1 May 2024Louth
Leitrim
Tipperary
2 May 2024Louth
Monaghan
Tipperary
7 May 2024Mayo West
Carlow
8 May 2024Mayo North
Offaly
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
9 May 2024Clare
Mayo Capital and South
Kilkenny
South Dublin
10 May 2024Clare
15 May 2024Kerry
Galway West
Kildare
16 May 2024Galway East
17 May 2024Cork County
21 May 2024Cavan
Cork County
22 May 2024Laois
Meath
Cork County

All staff have the option to submit a request for further information on transferring to Uisce Éireann. This will allow us to confirm the full schedule of face-to-face meetings across the country. You can register by clicking here or by calling us on (01) 237 2966. Alternatively, you can download the PDF form, fill out the details and email to LAstaffqueries@water.ie.

What to expect in your HR One to One meeting

Please find our updated FAQ Booklet based on questions asked by Local Authority Water Services staff members at our first round of in person briefings.

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The Pipeline

Welcome to The Pipeline, our new dedicated newsletter for Water Services Staff. In this second edition of our newsletter, you’ll find our recent interview with Caroline O’Kane who previously worked in Limerick City and County Council, and her thoughts on how Uisce Éireann can continue building on the great legacy of the Local Authorities, delivering water services, and working for the communities of Ireland. If there is something you would like to read about in the next edition of “the pipeline”, please contact your local line management or email LAStaffqueries@water.ie directly.

How the HR One to One meeting will work

These meetings are being held locally and virtually via Zoom in each Local Authority area. Once you submit your Request for Information, we send you an email requesting you to compile your Details of Employment with the Local Authority, i.e. your current salary, grade, overtime, allowances, and all existing agreements in place with your employer. Only information provided by you will be used for the discussion.

We will be able to provide a comparison between the Uisce Éireann pay model and the mirrored LA pay model based on the information you supply. An Uisce Éireann HR representative will then go through all your information with you and confirm the guarantees in relation to your existing terms and conditions, as well as answer any individual questions you may have in relation to transferring to Uisce Éireann.

Following on from this meeting, you can confirm your intention to transfer to Uisce Éireann and we will follow up with formal contract information. You can also decide not to join at this time and consider all your options further before deciding to transfer later. All staff in water services will have the option to join Uisce Éireann up to the end of 2026.

HR One to One Meeting Explained

Current Vacancies

Uisce Éireann is now recruiting for a number of new vacancies which will offer secure employment in a growing and dynamic sector and exciting career progression opportunities. Please click on the link below for further information.

Uisce Éireann Transformation Project Newsletter

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Completed Events

Date Local Authority
9 - 13 January
  • Clare
  • Roscommon
  • Monaghan
  • Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
16 - 20 January
  • South Dublin County Council
  • Laois
  • Kerry
  • Wexford
  • Dublin City Council 1
23 - 27 January
  • Dublin City Council 2
  • Dublin City Council 3
  • Kildare
  • Carlow
  • Kilkenny
30 January - 3 February
  • Galway County
  • Cork County
  • Tipperary
6 - 10 February
  • Donegal
  • Mayo
  • Waterford

Date Local Authority
Thurs 24 Nov Limerick
Mon 28 Nov Galway City
Tues 29 Nov Cork City
Wed 30 Nov Leitrim
Thurs 1 Dec Westmeath
Tues 6 Dec Louth
Tues 6 Dec Longford
Wed 7 Dec Sligo
Wed 7 Dec Wicklow
Thurs 8 Dec Meath
Mon 12 Dec Roscommon
Tues 13 Dec Offaly
Wed 14 Dec Cavan
Wed 14 Dec Fingal


Derek O'Toole Staff Story

Derek O Toole Staff Story

Get in touch

By email LAstaffqueries@water.ie or Phone 01 237 2966.