South and East Belfast Sinn Féin -- Building an Ireland of Equals

Maskey welcomes launch of Consumer Council research on customer views of water and sewerage services

Published: 2 April, 2009

South Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Alex Maskey has welcomed research on customer views of water and sewerage services.


The Consumer Council research report, titled "Tapping into Consumer Views," was commissioned by NI Water.


Commenting on the research, Alex Maskey MLA said:

"It is important that people have a say in the future of our essential services and tell us how those services are doing. Today we face new challenges of how we will invest in our water and sewerage services to provide the infrastructure necessary for the twenty- first century.


"We want to deliver high quality services to customers. We want those services to be efficient, affordable and sustainable. We need to bring our infrastructure up to scratch, meet our legal obligations and protect the environment.


"But even with the investment we are making we cannot address everything and therefore it is a question of getting the priorities right. That is why it is vital that we listen to people's views in deciding how to move forward. The Consumer Council's research allows us to do this."

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