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

Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail:

Without being severely alarmist about this matter, the majority of voters in a plebiscite is a matter laid down by statute law. That right can be removed as well and, therefore, there is no obstacle to privatisation. The far more superior plebiscite is a referendum.