Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

I move amendment No. 20:

In page 57, line 51, after "repair" to insert the following:

"and may recover a contribution to the cost of meeting his or her obligations under this section from the persons using the connection, in direct proportion to their level of use of the connection".

We discussed this at some length on Committee Stage. It addresses problems where there are combined drains or services and liability for repair and maintenance rests with the householder. I had hoped that the Minister might have produced an amendment to deal with the issue because we debated it quite extensively.

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