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Irish Water and Green-Schools Partnership Irish Water is delighted to be part of this very worthwhile initiative in schools throughout Ireland. Irish Water, as Ireland’s new national water utility, will be working hard, together with local authorities, government bodies and other partners, to change how we manage, invest and pay for our water services in Ireland. Irish Water is delighted to be working with young people in schools throughout Ireland to ensure we have sustainable water services into the future. Together we can improve and secure this precious resource that will be vital to the social and economic life of this nation far into the future. Click here for information on the Irish Water Green-Schools of the Year Award 2014/2015 Click here for information on the Irish Water Green-Schools 2015 Poster Competition About Green-Schools Green-Schools is Ireland’s largest and most successful environmental education programme operating in over 90% of primary and secondary schools in the country (3,700 schools, 750,000 students and 50,000 teachers). Operated by An Taisce, it embraces long-term school action for the environment across themes including water, energy and waste. Green-Schools offers a manageable way for schools to take environmental issues from the curriculum and apply them to the ongoing school operation. It aims to make environmental accountability an intrinsic part of school, including students, teachers, non-teaching staff, and parents, as well as the Local Authority, the media, and local businesses, extending learning beyond the classroom and developing a commitment to the environment, both at home and in the wider community. Water Theme The aim of the Water theme is for schools to increase awareness of water conservation and efficiency and for students to understand its impact on our lives. This is achieved through the pupil-centred nature of the programme. Schools are encouraged to improve water efficiency by adopting new cost reduction measures through the Green-Schools programme framework. A recent survey of schools awarded the Green Flag for the Water theme shows that on average they decreased the amount of water consumed by 38%. This translates to 7 litres of water per capita per day (1164 litres of water per capita per school year). This was achieved through actions including increasing user awareness, installation of water displacement devices, rainwater collection, and installing water saving devices. Irish Water Sponsorship of Water Theme The Irish Water sponsorship involves sole sponsorship of the Water theme which will engage directly with over 1,000 schools (200,000 students and 13,000 teachers) in each academic year. This partnership provides Irish Water with the opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to supporting the education and engagement of primary and secondary school students in water conservation and efficiency throughout Ireland. In addition, by supporting the Water theme Irish Water is helping to enhance the delivery of the Green-Schools Water theme to schools. We hope to work with schools throughout the country, together with students, to ensure we are all more aware and mindful of our water use, in school, at home and in our local communities.
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Is é Uisce Éireann fóntas uisce náisiúnta nua na hÉireann atá freagrach as seirbhísí uisce ar fud na hÉireann a sholáthar agus a fhorbairt. Tabharfaidh Uisce Éireann, a bunaíodh i Márta 2013 mar chuideachta leathstáit faoin Acht um Sheirbhísí Uisce 2013, seirbhísí uisce agus fuíolluisce na 34 hÚdarás Áitiúla le chéile faoi aon soláthraí seirbhíse náisiúnta amháin. Glacfaidh Uisce Éireann freagrachtaí na nÚdarás Áitiúil de réir a chéile ó mhí Eanáir 2014 ar aghaidh. Tógfaidh sé thart ar chúig bliana Uisce Éireann a bhunú go hiomlán, agus ag an bpointe sin beidh sé freagrach as feidhmiú na seirbhísí uisce poiblí, lena n-áirítear bainistiú a dhéanamh ar na sócmhainní náisiúnta uisce, cothabháil an chórais uisce, infheistíocht agus pleanáil, tionscadail chaipitil a bhainistiú agus cúram custaiméirí agus billeáil. Chomh maith le freagracht a bheith aige i leith seirbhísí uisce poiblí, beidh Uisce Éireann ag déanamh cinntí caipitil agus cinntí infheistíochta maidir le bonneagar uisce na tíre ar bhonn náisiúnta. Beidh Uisce Éireann freagrach do dhá chomhlacht rialála – an Coimisiún um Rialáil Fuinnimh, an rialtóir eacnamaíoch don tionscal uisce, agus an Ghníomhaireacht um Chaomhnú Comhshaoil, an rialtóir comhshaoil. Fochuideachta chláraithe de chuid Bhord Gáis Éireann is ea Uisce Éireann. Cén fáth a bhfuil athrú á dhéanamh againn ar an tslí ina ndéanaimid seirbhísí uisce a sholáthar in Éirinn? Tá an t-uisce ar cheann dár gcuid acmhainní is luachmhaire. Mhúnlaigh sé ár dtírdhreach, cinneadh ar shuíomhanna ár mbailte agus ár gcathracha mar gheall air, chosain sé ár sláinte, agus ghríosaigh sé ár bhforbairt gheilleagrach. Ach tá uisce glan costasach le táirgeadh agus le bainistiú araon. Tá próiseas casta i gceist maidir le huisce amh a iompú ina uisce óil glan, agus fuíolluisce a chóireáil ionas gur féidir é a thabhairt ar ais isteach sa chomhshaol againn. An tsamhail maoinithe reatha atá againn, níl sí inbhuanaithe in aon chor. In ainneoin dhea-obair na nÚdarás Áitiúil, tá infheistíocht i bhfad níos mó de dhíth go náisiúnta chun aghaidh a thabhairt ar laigí sa chóras uisce, lena n-áirítear rátaí arda sceite, caighdeáin cháilíochta éagsúla, agus cur isteach ar an soláthar. Tá Éire faoi láthair ar an t-aon tír amháin san Eagraíocht um Chomhar agus Fhorbairt Eacnamaíochta nach ngearrtar táillí uisce tí inti. Leis an athrú seo ar an gcur chuige i leith soláthar uisce, cinnteofar go mbeidh Éire suite go maith chun infheistíocht eachtrach agus dhúchasach a mhealladh, trína gcruthófar fíordheiseanna maidir le poist nua laistigh den tír.