Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank Members for their contributions.

The amendment proposes to delete the requirement that a person be registered as a customer with Irish Water in order to be entitled to make a complaint against Irish Water. I do not believe this is appropriate since section 8(4) requires that a person must have exhausted any dispute resolution mechanism provided by Irish Water.

It is important to note that we know what we are doing by putting this on a statutory footing. It is important to reflect on what sections 8(2) and 8(4) state.

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