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- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Gerard Craughwell: Somebody said something about scaremongering. I am delighted the Minister rejected the scaremongering by his Cabinet colleagues. I compliment him on that. There is no fairness in the charge. There is no fairness in anything this Government has brought in. We have only to consider property charges. Try living in Dublin and see how much the property tax is, then start paying for water. My...
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Gerard Craughwell: Put a bucket out.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Gerard Craughwell: There is no such thing as a computer generated e-mail.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Gerard Craughwell: They pay a higher property tax.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Gerard Craughwell: What happened to their bonuses?
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Gerard Craughwell: We do not need them.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Gerard Craughwell: We would chop a load off that.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Gerard Craughwell: Do not start on the unions, please.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Gerard Craughwell: A plebiscite is-----
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Gerard Craughwell: It changes nothing.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Gerard Craughwell: It surely is a fix.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Gerard Craughwell: There is no money.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Gerard Craughwell: I do not mean to be critical but I do like to follow it on paper as the Minister of State speaks so that I can note various points. I do not mean to be awkward.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)
Gerard Craughwell: Is the Minister asking that we defer taking the Bill until January to give us plenty of time to consider it?
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2014)
Gerard Craughwell: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2014)
Gerard Craughwell: Yesterday, I advised the Leader of my view that the Water Services Bill is bring rushed through the Houses of the Oireachtas and - in light of public concern regarding this issue - stated that I would request that today's Order of Business to be amended in order that our deliberations on it be delayed until January. It is wrong that we are dealing with the Bill in this way. As a result, I...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)
Gerard Craughwell: The Leader is probably shaking in his boots this morning at the likelihood I would request an amendment to the Order of Business. I wish to withdraw my intention to seek an amendment. I thank Senator Hayden who approached me yesterday and advised me of a report on private rental property that is soon to come out. Senator Hayden has the same concerns as me so I am very happy to withdraw...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2014)
Gerard Craughwell: I echo the words of all Senators who have spoken against the rush to bring the Water Services Bill 2014 to this House. The Seanad was retained as an independent House and I deeply regret the words of the Minister for Health, Deputy Varadkar, and various other people. I also will not be intimidated by the group e-mails I am receiving that seek to force my decision-making one way or another....
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2014)
Gerard Craughwell: Hear, hear.