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- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: Mr. McGowan just stated that there will be a charge for clean water in.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: So people will be paying twice-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: -----for the same water, namely, when it comes in and when it goes back out.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: And the overall charge will consist of two elements.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: Yes, some people who have septic tanks will not pay the water out charge.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: Is that just in the context of issuing bills and collecting money?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: I will conclude my questions to the Commission for Energy Regulation and then focus on Irish Water. I am intrigued by the fact that Irish Water already has 200,000 paying customers and that an official regulator has not yet been appointed. A system is up and running and charges are being levied on businesses throughout Ireland. In the past there were instances of regulators being asleep on...
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: So it is not the commission's fault. Rather, it is the fault of the Oireachtas. I accept that. As we are all aware, the charges levied by local authorities for water services vary. Will there be a uniform charge - similar to those levied by the ESB or Eircom for the services they provide - for water services or will there be different charges for every county?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: So Mr. McGowan cannot indicate at this stage whether people in Dublin will be paying the same amount as their counterparts in Cork.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: There will not be universal pricing.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: Okay. What we are hearing is very worrying. As matters stand, the local authorities levy different charges. Irish Water inherited some 200,000 commercial customers on 1 January and the Commission for Energy Regulation cannot even state whether it agrees with the system of different charges that applies among the local authorities. I will be blunt. Do our guests from the Commission for...
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: But not in respect of regulation.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: I have a final question for Mr. McGowan. He said that there would be a public consultation. He said that a decision on water charges would be issued in or around August. I am not tying him to the date.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: I thank the delegates for attending the meeting at short notice. In regard to the issue of underperformance, will Mr. Tierney indicate whether staff recruited by Irish Water have a probationary period specified in their contracts?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: Most people would be of the view that being made permanent after a period of probation is sufficient reward without also receiving a financial bonus. Is there a mechanism at the end of the probationary period whereby staff whose performance is unsatisfactory can be let go?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: Is Mr. Tierney satisfied that the bonus scheme is in line with the public service pay requirements initiated by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, which apply to public sector and semi-state organisations?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: The Department is happy, then, in Mr. Tierney's view, that this system is in place?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: Which Departments?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: Was the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform involved in that?