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Irish Water

Uisce Éireann, formerly Irish Water, is the State-owned utility for water and wastewater services, which local authorities had previously provided. From 1 January 2023 it has operated as a standalone national utility, after separation from Ervia.

The Water Services Act 2013 provided for Bord Gáis Éireann to form a subsidiary to perform certain functions under the Water Services Act 2007. Wikipedia records that the Government created Irish Water in 2013 as a subsidiary of Bord Gáis. The Water Services (Amendment) Act 2022 provides that the company shall be known only as Uisce Éireann, and Wikipedia records that renaming as taking effect on 31 December 2022.

434 spending records on file.

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42% transparent

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Payment date^*	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
31 Mar 2017	Managed Services - DBO Operations	Purchase Order	Q1 2017	€21,120,398
31 Mar 2017	Managed Services - SLA Payments to LA's	Purchase Order	Q1 2017	€77,012,566
31 Mar 2017	Construction & Civil Work & Engineering Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2017	€50,678,300
31 Mar 2017	Customer Services Support	Purchase Order	Q1 2017	€5,699,133
31 Mar 2017	Field Operations Support Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2017	€2,036,372
31 Mar 2017	Facilities Management & Offices Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2017	€2,570,788
31 Mar 2017	ICT & Communications & Marketing & Legal	Purchase Order	Q1 2017	€666,575
31 Mar 2017	Sludge & Waste Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2017	€1,149,766
31 Mar 2017	HR & Training	Purchase Order	Q1 2017	€61,926
31 Mar 2017	Environmental & Safety Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2017	€1,849,819
31 Mar 2017	Regulatory Fees & Charges	Purchase Order	Q1 2017	€3,252,219
31 Mar 2017	Utilities	Purchase Order	Q1 2017	€16,045,925
30 Jun 2017	Managed Services - DBO Operations	Purchase Order	Q2 2017	€19,746,795
30 Jun 2017	Managed Services - SLA Payments to LA's	Purchase Order	Q2 2017	€81,520,484
30 Jun 2017	Construction & Civil Work & Engineering Services	Purchase Order	Q2 2017	€61,098,181
30 Jun 2017	Customer Services Support	Purchase Order	Q2 2017	€4,083,103
30 Jun 2017	Field Operations Support Services	Purchase Order	Q2 2017	€1,594,992
30 Jun 2017	Facilities Management & Offices Services	Purchase Order	Q2 2017	€2,103,226
30 Jun 2017	ICT & Communications & Marketing & Legal	Purchase Order	Q2 2017	€7,649,756
30 Jun 2017	Sludge & Waste Services	Purchase Order	Q2 2017	€887,001
30 Jun 2017	HR & Training	Purchase Order	Q2 2017	€205,921
30 Jun 2017	Environmental & Safety Services	Purchase Order	Q2 2017	€705,546
30 Jun 2017	Regulatory Fees & Charges	Purchase Order	Q2 2017	€656,135
30 Jun 2017	Utilities	Purchase Order	Q2 2017	€10,603,153
30 Sep 2017	Managed Services - DBO Operations	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€16,834,697
30 Sep 2017	Managed Services - SLA Payments to LA's	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€76,972,440
30 Sep 2017	Construction & Civil Work & Engineering Services	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€67,713,235
30 Sep 2017	Customer Services Support	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€8,157,956
30 Sep 2017	Field Operations Support Services	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€5,252,085
30 Sep 2017	Facilities Management & Offices Services	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€1,979,487
30 Sep 2017	ICT & Communications & Marketing & Legal	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€2,325,632
30 Sep 2017	Sludge & Waste Services	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€801,304
30 Sep 2017	HR & Training	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€860,446
30 Sep 2017	Environmental & Safety Services	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€1,368,230
30 Sep 2017	Regulatory Fees & Charges	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€698,102
30 Sep 2017	Utilities	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€6,956,472
31 Dec 2017	Managed Services - DBO Operations	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€21,668,636
31 Dec 2017	Managed Services - SLA Payments to LA's	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€76,670,862
31 Dec 2017	Construction & Civil Work & Engineering Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€88,558,563
31 Dec 2017	Customer Services Support	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€6,638,212
31 Dec 2017	Field Operations Support Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€4,970,671
31 Dec 2017	Facilities Management & Offices Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€2,621,733
31 Dec 2017	ICT & Communications & Marketing & Legal	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€3,932,685
31 Dec 2017	Sludge & Waste Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€1,575,276
31 Dec 2017	HR & Training	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€1,142,458
31 Dec 2017	Environmental & Safety Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€1,228,157
31 Dec 2017	Regulatory Fees & Charges	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€474,552
31 Dec 2017	Utilities	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€9,850,663
31 Mar 2018	Managed Services - DBO Operations	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€15,520,521
31 Mar 2018	Managed Services - SLA Payments to LA's	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€74,171,370

^* Payment date may be the end of the reporting quarter when the entity does not publish an exact date.

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