Results 34,441-34,460 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)
Bernard Durkan: I am speaking to the amendment. Water is a fundamental right, provided one collects it oneself. When one expects others to do it on one's behalf the presumption is that someone will be paid for collecting it. The presumption being made by the vast majority of speakers on the Opposition side is that somebody else should pay for it.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)
Bernard Durkan: Deputy Stanley should not encourage me to debate the issue with him.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)
Bernard Durkan: One of the things we need to keep in mind, arising from Deputy Catherine Murphy's amendment, and indeed from the section, is that it is true that as Deputy Broughan has just said, perhaps we did not think about the issue properly. Perhaps we have spent a lot of time thinking about it, but we did not do a whole lot about it. Whether we like it or not, for the past 20 years it was obvious...
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)
Bernard Durkan: Like my colleague, I often get confused. Some people would say I am easily confused. I become particularly confused when we get into the type of minutiae into which we have gone in the course of the debate on this particular section. During all my time as a Member of this House I have always been conscious of the need for legislation to be brought back before the House for reference in the...
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)
Bernard Durkan: I would point out for the benefit of Deputy Grealish that there are people with whom he had long associations in the past who were involved in the curtailment of debate on many items of legislation. In deference to the Deputy and others who might be incriminated along with him, I will not go there.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)
Bernard Durkan: The Deputy is irritating me and he knows he should not do so. I should also not allow him to irritate me. It is amazing the newfound wisdom that has emerged on that side of the House. Incidentally, while six months ago two parties on that side of the House were in favour of charges, only one party favours them now. There is a group of other people who we are not too sure are in favour or...
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)
Bernard Durkan: I am tormented by the Member opposite to the extent that I could make another comment that he might not like to hear. However, I will withhold it for now.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)
Bernard Durkan: I will hold it in reserve for him.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)
Bernard Durkan: I do so in the knowledge that the poor, innocent man is venturing into territory into which he should not go if he were wise. In my view, we should have a board that is competent, capable and responsible and is not impervious to the views of the community or this House or subservient to any one or other to the detriment of one or other.
- Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)
Bernard Durkan: Deputy Martin is play-acting.
- Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)
Bernard Durkan: When Fianna Fáil proposed the charge of €400 per household it did not know that either.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2014)
Bernard Durkan: That is typical.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2014)
Bernard Durkan: The Deputy should withdraw the remark.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2014)
Bernard Durkan: Will the Deputy withdraw her offensive remark? She should withdraw it.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2014)
Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)
Bernard Durkan: The time permitted for this debate has now expired. I am required to put the following question in accordance with the order of the Dáil of 16 December 2014: "That the amendments set down by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to section 12 and not disposed of are hereby made to the Bill and that section 12, as amended, is hereby agreed to."
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)
Bernard Durkan: One speaker. Sorry Deputies, you have already spoken.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)
Bernard Durkan: The Deputy must speak through the Chair.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)
Bernard Durkan: Amendment No. 40 is out of order as it is not relevant to the provisions of the Bill.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)
Bernard Durkan: I want to deal with the amendments first.