Jerry Grant
Jerry Grant is the chairman of Uisce Éireann, the national water utility in Ireland, where he has been vocal about the critical state of the country's water and sewerage systems. In a recent address, he emphasized the urgent need for government leadership and investment to meet housing demands and address aging infrastructure. Grant warned that Dublin's water supply is at a breaking point, relying on a single aging pipeline that serves a significant portion of the city. He advocates for a new approach to water service development, highlighting the necessity of a revised mandate from the government to facilitate growth and improve the sustainability of water services.
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Jerry Grant, the utility’s chairman, highlighted the desperate state of the State’s water and sewerage systems due to complacency and indifference to investment.
the €12 billion spanner – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-07-24Jerry Grant, the chairman of Uisce Éireann, highlighted the desperate state of the State's water and sewerage systems.
Huge €1.3bn north Dublin sewage plant gets go ahead after seven years in planning system – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-10Uisce Éireann chairman Jerry Grant recently told a Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland conference that the State‘s water and sewerage systems are in a desperate state.
‘Constrained’ water supply jeopardises new Dublin suburb with 6,000 planned homes – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-12
Jerry Grant is the chairman of Uisce Éireann who communicated the funding situation to Darragh O'Brien.
Uisce Éireann’s €1bn budget funding ‘not additional’ and ‘contradicts’ impression given to public – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-06
Jerry Grant, chair of Uisce Éireann, discusses the need for urgent action regarding water and drainage infrastructure.
Water and critical infrastructure – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-29
Jerry Grant, the chairman of Uisce Éireann, stated that the State’s water and sewerage systems are in a desperate state due to complacency and indifference towards infrastructure investment.
Water system ‘in a desperate state’, says Uisce Éireann chair – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-28