Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I believe nine of the amendments which have been ruled out of order relate to section 1 of the Bill. I cannot understand how some amendments dealing with a request for a report conservation grants, swimming pools and a campaign in schools and so on, can be ruled out of order on one hand and on the other be in order.

In the amendments on a referendum, they provide that one would take place six months after the enactment of this Bill. It was a very important part of the debate at the Joint Committee on Future funding of Domestic Water Services and I am very surprised -----

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