Dáil debates

Thursday, 11 December 2014

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed)

 

7:30 pm

Photo of Róisín ShortallRóisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

There is a very substantial gap there. We are talking about a gap of between 0.35 million and 0.7 million in terms of households. We are entitled to clarification on that, which the Minister has not given us.

In addition, two hours ago, a number of us asked the Minister two key questions. What is the estimated cost for Irish Water to administer the charges, that is, send out invoices, process the charges, send reminders and so on? What is the estimated cost of administering the so-called conservation grant, which the Department of Social Protection will be sending out to every household in the country? What are those two key costs? Can the Minister provide clarification on the number of households?

There are only so many ways one can phrase the question. It has been asked-----

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