Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 5 February 2015
Public Accounts Committee
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services
10:00 am
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
What is the estimated cost of the conservation grant and administering that grant for this year and next year? Has Mr. McCarthy had any discussions about connection fees that Irish Water will be charging, as opposed to what was charged in the past through local authorities? Finally, in the past people could go to the Ombudsman if they had a difficulty with a local authority. Will they still have a right to go to the Ombudsman if they have a difficulty with Irish Water, even though the local authority will still be their agent?
As to that €2.5 billion, it will be closer to €3 billion when we add the cost of the conservation grant and the cost of processing it. How does the Department tell us that the €3 billion is off-balance sheet? Also, what conversations did the Department have with EUROSTAT?
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