Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am not addressing an amendment. I am addressing the section, which concerns the raising of domestic water charges and the specific question, which is directly relevant to that and needs to inform the debate, is how much it costs to raise that money. If the total amount to be raised is €90 million it is relevant to the legislation and to the Oireachtas how much it will cost to raise that €90 million because I believe it will cost more than €90 million to raise that €90 million. That is the question and I believe it is directly relevant to the section.

In response to the Minister’s third point - I am answering a specific question that the Minister has asked me – with regard to the €200 million in additional capital expenditure, the Minister suggested that I have not provided an analysis of where that €200 million could come from.

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