Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)

I asked the Minister to outline his plan B given that I am not convinced that his Department appreciates the complexity of the project being undertaken. All informed third-party commentators are of the view that the programme will not meet its deadline of the end of 2014. There is a discrepancy between the figures from the 2011 census and those contained in the PricewaterhouseCoopers report, which relied on the 2006 census data. This has led to the uncertainty as to whether 300,000 or in excess of 500,000 units will not be included in the initial metering programme. Does the Minister have a plan B if the deadline is not met at the end of 2014?

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