Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to clarify the information I have available. Drive-by meters are labour and vehicle intensive because one must drive by within 100 m to pick up levels of usage for billing, whereas smart meters are connected to a communications system which can connect directly with the utility. Therefore, there is no need to drive around in vehicles, which is a cost and which involves the emission of carbon dioxide. Smart metering is a more sophisticated system with up-to-date information available to customers, while data for leakages can be easily determined. It would not seem-----