Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 January 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services

Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail, SC

1:30 pm

Photo of Paul MurphyPaul Murphy (Dublin South West, Anti-Austerity Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms Graham. My next question is on the next protection that provides a further safeguard and was introduced in 2014. First, the legislation says the Houses of the Oireachtas must pass a resolution. Second, it refers to the majority of members in a plebiscite. Third, the Minister would have to initiate legislation. Is it the case that the requirement for a plebiscite can be removed by a simply having a majority in the Dáil through amending legislation?

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