Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The fourth petition is No. 19/21, concerning a ban on the advertising of all fossil fuel and hybrid vehicles on all Irish media, and comes from Mr. Cormac McKay. The recommendation is that the correspondence from the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland, ASAI, be forwarded to the petitioner for comment. Do members have any views? Is it agreed that we will send that information to the petitioner, ask for a comment and revisit the issue once the petitioner has the correspondence from the ASAI? Agreed.

Our fifth petition is No. 21/21, relating to taking in charge, from Mr. Terence Coskeran. The recommendation is that the correspondence from Tipperary County Council be forwarded to the petitioner and that a copy of the correspondence from Tipperary County Council be sent to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, requesting an update on the discussion and negotiations at a national level.

Do members have any views? I know the situation. An agreement was done between Mr. Coskeran and the council in 2004 but subsequent events relating to Irish Water and all that have left the people in the area in limbo. It is distressing and has had an awful effect on Mr. Coskeran. At this stage, the people concerned have been pushed from pillar to post. Irish Water is saying it is a matter for the local authority while the local authority is saying it is a matter for Irish Water. I do not know if we are able to bring in someone from Irish Water, the county council or both to try to resolve the situation. In 2004, Mr. Coskeran and the council came to an agreement that once all the servicing was done, the council would take the estate in question in charge. A similar situation is happening across the country but this is the petition we have in front of us. I suggest we either look for another up-to-date response from Irish Water and the council or ask the county manager or someone from Irish Water to come in and explain the situation to us, and see can we move this on. Are there any other views?