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Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: Perhaps it could be addressed in the general spirit of the legislation. I have asked the question three times already.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: The Minister of State may be able to answer the question seeing as the Minister has been unable to answer it.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I wish to contribute.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pension Provisions (17 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: 26. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation as pay and pensions in payment are now processed separately in the public service, if he will introduce legislation to give the Alliance of Retired Public Servants a statutory right to access to the Labour Court and Labour Relations Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48118/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (17 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: 228. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is, at present, no requirement for charges to be imposed on domestic dwellings for the use of water from public mains for domestic purposes under the EU Water Framework Directive and that Article 9.4 formally and legally absolves Ireland from the requirement to charge for domestic water; if he will ensure, on...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: As I noted last Friday, section 7 would establish a public water forum. I ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to withdraw the section because it is worse than useless. It is just a smoke screen for Irish Water, the Minister and his Department. We found it impossible to get answers from either the Minister or Irish Water regarding domestic water charges. On...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Pensions (16 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: The Alliance of Retired Public Servants was established informally in 2013 and formally this year. It represents approximately 75,000 retired public servants right across the Civil Service, local authorities, health employees etc. I accept fully and welcome that the Minister has met the alliance. However, he has done so on a concessionary basis and I ask him to introduce legislation that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Pensions (16 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: On the legislation, will the Minister use his influence at Cabinet, at the Economic Management Council and with his colleague to further the question of legislating for this group of pensioners?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Pensions (16 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: 87. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform as pay and pensions in payment are now being processed separately in the public service, if he will introduce legislation to give the Alliance of Retired Public Servants a statutory right to audience with Government and pension authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48118/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Pensions (16 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: The effect of my question is to ask the Minister if he will agree to introduce legislation to provide for a legal right for public service pensioners to an audience with the Government and pension authorities and access to the Labour Court and the Labour Relations Commission on a statutory basis rather than on a concession basis.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (16 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: 252. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the new arrangements to replace the moratorium on recruitment and promotion in the public service from 2015 onwards announced in his budget statement; in view of growing demand on public services in a range of areas, if he will provide an assurance that these new measures will halt the reduction in...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: All we get is an e-mail.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: That was too late for the 80 year old man who had no water.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: I believe this forum will be worse than useless. Will the Minister withdraw this section? In my view, it is simply a smokescreen for Irish Water, for the Minister and for the CER. The history of getting information on Irish Water, water charges and water tax has been marked by failure. This House, and we as public representatives, have failed to get information from successive Ministers....

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: This forum is worse than useless and an absolute smokescreen to ensure we do not get the information to which we and the public are entitled. Irish Water has proved itself to be completely incompetent in this regard.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: I would not have had to have a second go if it had been answered the first time.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: I strongly support this amendment. I would go so far as to say that householders should have a majority, or certainly a very strong representation, on such forums. I outlined a number of scenarios that currently exist and which underpin the need for such representation. Dealing with Irish Water reminds me of the difficulties which arose with regard to medical cards.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: The point I am making is that the public and public representatives cannot talk to anybody in Irish Water. We can only reach a call centre, and this gives rise to considerable frustration and anger. Every backbencher in this Chamber knows that what I am saying is 100% true. I asked the Minister on two occasions, yesterday in the context of section 3 and again this morning, to respond to my...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: I ask the Minister to instruct Irish Water to free these blockages by way of their contracts with local authorities, which have always freed such blockages in the past.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)

Séamus Healy: This is not an individual problem.