Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 33880/22-27, for a detailed breakdown, of the £108,786.78 expended under any other payments.
Minister for Infrastructure: The issue you have raised is an operational matter for NI Water; however, I have sought the required information.
NI Water has advised my department that the detailed breakdown of the £108,786.78 expended is as follows:
| July | August | September | Total | |
| Admin Support | £3,855.18 | £3,855.18 | £3,855.18 | £11,565.54 |
| Contract Manager | £5,797.52 | £5,797.52 | £63,910.60 | £75,505.64 |
| Quality Manager | £3,461.85 | £3,461.85 | £6,923.70 | |
| Engineers | £7,395.95 | £7,395.95 | £14,791.90 | |
| Total | £20,510.50 | £20,510.50 | £67,765.78 | £108,786.78 |
NI Water has further advised that the expenditure in the above table includes a redundancy payment of £63,910.60 for a protected employee, with the remaining costs relating to gap in service salary costs for other protected employees.
For any future queries relating to operational matters, you should contact NI Water directly, through the Elected Representatives Hotline on 0345 300 6461 or through waterline@niwater.com.
Making direct contact with NI Water will ensure that you receive the information in the shortest possible timeframe and make best use of limited public resources.
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