Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services
Role of Regulators and Compliance with European Law: Discussion
1:30 pm
Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Anti-Austerity Alliance)
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Okay, then the answer has changed. That is fine. At least we have an acknowledgement that the answer has changed.
The second point relates to established practice. Why does the Deputy think the word "established" exists in article 9(4)? What the witness explained as established is just a matter of practice or of something changing. If something changes over time, there is a different practice. However, it did not just say "practice". It said "established practice". For example, I have never paid water charges in this country. There are many people in this country who have never paid water charges.