Mr O'Sullivan says it is not designed to replace work being done by councils and government, but it will add an additional level of service where there are "widening gaps".

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Both companies are expected to replace government work with more lucrative private energy contracts.

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This is already well on its way to replace the work of a manager with enterprise portals.

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