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Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The costs are all in the €899 million allowed. I have to disagree respectfully with the Deputy, it is not just for next year or the year after but to have the capacity to generate the revenue and from a capital point of view to invest at levels we have never seen before. In respect of Arklow, there is a plan in place for the next few years. There is no funding mechanism in place...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: It is all available on the CER website.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I am happy to provide the figures if the Deputy wants to write to me with his specific requests.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I have made that offer three times.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I have said on three or four occasions all the costs are available on the CER website. If the Deputy has a specific question on their break-down he should please put it to me and I will provide him with an answer.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: If the Deputy puts them in writing I will provide him with the answer.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I will repeat what I said previously and then provide some more information. We do not have an exemption. There is no specific exemption for Ireland in that respect.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: Yes. In regard to the capital side of things, the figure of €200 million or €300 million extra for capital has been quoted. I do not know which way one wants to analyse it over the coming years as we reach €600 million. That analysis does not show where we will get those millions of euro and it does not take into consideration the economies of savings that have been...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: There are many more Arklows.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: No. The cost of financing, reading meters, etc. is under €50 million.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: It feels like it was yesterday that I last saw the Ceann Comhairle. I thank everyone for their contributions over the past four hours or so. This section relates to water charges for dwellings, although much of the discussion was outside that issue. Section 3 provides for amendments to the approved water charges planned and they relate to water charges applying to domestic customers of...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I move amendment No. 20:In page 5, line 23, to delete “subsections (2) and (13)” and substitute “subsections (2), (13) and (14)”.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I move amendment No. 21:In page 5, line 38, after “household” to insert “water”.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I move amendment No. 22:In page 5, line 41, after “child” to insert “water”.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I move amendment No. 24:In page 6, line 25, to delete “initial”.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I move amendment No. 16:In page 5, to delete lines 12 to 15 and substitute the following:"(3) Where a dwelling is in receipt of one service in respect of water services provided by Irish Water, that is to say—(a) the supply of water to the dwelling, or (b) the removal of waste water from it, then the maximum charge that Irish Water may charge for that service in respect of the...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I thank the Deputies. As outlined by Deputy Naughten, the allowance for the commercial sector is 40%, which is 20% of the total bill. With regard to domestic customers, the rate is 100% for water coming in. This is based on a direction of the CER and I do not see any reason to include it in primary legislation. Irish Water has a customer charter and it is based on guidelines of the CER....

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I move amendment No. 13: In page 4, after line 40, to insert the following: “(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to non-domestic water supply and waste water charges made under the approved water charges plan in respect of the period from 1 October 2014 until 31 December 2014.”.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I understand the arguments put forward by Deputies Naughten and Fitzmaurice. I say that in a spirit of co-operation. Historically, County Roscommon has been treated in a shambolic way. I have visited the county and I discussed this matter with a number of people I met in Castlerea. I do not just visit Roscommon when a by-election is taking place. The issues relating to the provision of...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The investment made and commitments given by the Government in respect of solving the issues in Roscommon are the most significant to date. To be fair, everyone accepts that. The investment to which I refer must be continued, particularly in the context of the work Irish Water will carry out. As the Deputies are more than aware, some people have had boil water notices in place for ten, 12...