Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
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As we have a quorum of three members we will commence the meeting. Is that agreed? Agreed. I remind members to turn off their mobile telephones. This meeting will be conducted in public.

The meeting has been convened for the purpose of the consideration by the select sub-committee of the Water Services Bill 2013. The select sub-committee will consider this Bill from now until 7 p.m. If our consideration is not completed by this evening we will resume at 11 a.m. tomorrow. Is that agreed? Agreed.

I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government with responsibility for the NewERA project, and the officials from his Department, Mr. Ivan Grimes and Mr. David Kelly. I thank the gentlemen for their attendance.