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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Standards of Service in Water Supply: Irish Water and CER (11 Feb 2014)

Paudie Coffey: For example, where an estate has a private well and its residents maintain and pay for that well to keep the water service going but use the public sewer system, how will such a scenario be captured? Perhaps that is a question for the Commission on Energy Regulation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Standards of Service in Water Supply: Irish Water and CER (11 Feb 2014)

Paudie Coffey: That leads to another couple of questions I have for the CER. Like other utilities that operate customer charters dealing with standards of supply, in the case of water, one is looking at water quality - there was mention of the Environmental Protection Agency - and water pressure. Will the CER require Irish Water to have a customer charter to reassure customers that it must maintain an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Standards of Service in Water Supply: Irish Water and CER (11 Feb 2014)

Paudie Coffey: The water pressure would be important. Many domestic showers and washing machines will not work without adequate water pressure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Standards of Service in Water Supply: Irish Water and CER (11 Feb 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I would appreciate it. My last question is also to the CER. When one compares other utilities, Ireland is regional by nature. There would be concerns that in future investment plans, Irish Water would cherry-pick the urban areas. Customers and water users will all pay no matter where they live. My concern is that while there are probably well-deserved priorities for larger urban areas,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Standards of Service in Water Supply: Irish Water and CER (11 Feb 2014)

Paudie Coffey: Am I correct in assuming that Irish Water will make presentations on any investment plan, whether for new infrastructure or refurbishment of infrastructure, to the CER and the commission will analyse that, ensure it constitutes value for money and approve it before proceeding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Standards of Service in Water Supply: Irish Water and CER (11 Feb 2014)

Paudie Coffey: Would the CER's considerations include balanced regional development? Does Mr. McGowan know where I am coming from?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Standards of Service in Water Supply: Irish Water and CER (11 Feb 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I thank Mr. McGowan.

ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Bill 2013: Report Stage (13 Feb 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I offer a view on this amendment and this is an matter we discussed at length on Committee Stage. While I might understand, or try to understand, from where Sinn Féin is coming on this, and I know it is ideologically opposed to privatisation and all the rest of it and that is fair enough, I cannot figure out why its members will not accept numerous reassurances from Ministers that the...

ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Bill 2013: Report Stage (13 Feb 2014)

Paudie Coffey: We discussed this issue at length on Committee Stage. I can understand the thrust of the amendment, in fairness to Fianna Fáil. There are many service providers advertising the provision of broadband at the moment, but when it is installed it is not what was understood to be the package or the service. There is an issue with the quality of broadband, the way it is advertised and the...

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2014)

Paudie Coffey: Deputy McDonald is one to talk about surveillance.

Order of Business (13 Feb 2014)

Paudie Coffey: There are serious concerns with regard to rateable valuations and the review that is currently under way in many local authority areas. Of course, that review presents challenges for small businesses and retailers. Reform is proposed under the Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012. When will that legislation be introduced in the Dáil?

ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (13 Feb 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I thank the Minister and his officials for bringing the Bill before the House. I welcome the passage of the Bill. The weaknesses in the broadband infrastructure have been highlighted by Deputies on all sides of the House and it is important to note the concerns expressed by colleagues, especially those who represent rural Ireland and the regions. However, I firmly believe this legislation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (18 Feb 2014)

Paudie Coffey: 614. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a rural environment protection scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7586/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electricity Generation and Export: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome the witnesses from the various sectors to the meeting. We should have had the debate long ago. People have many concerns, which is the reason for today’s meeting. My first question is for Element Power. Reference was made to a lot of land lease options that have already been made in regard to its proposals. One is with the semi-State agency, Coillte. Could someone...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electricity Generation and Export: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I have some queries for Bord na Móna. I thank Mr. D’Arcy for setting the context around the climate change debate, something which we are not discussing enough in this country. In recent weeks there was extreme flooding on various river basins and in villages and towns in my constituency in Waterford. That should act as a wake-up call. Reference was made to one in 50 year...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electricity Generation and Export: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)

Paudie Coffey: Turn 180 clearly stated it is not selling anything. I note it has a very sceptical stance on the development of renewables and I would like a better understanding of this. Given what we have heard other witnesses state, does Turn 180 believe climate change is having a negative impact on the environment, particularly when one considers the Irish environment and the weather systems we have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electricity Generation and Export: Discussion (18 Feb 2014)

Paudie Coffey: Mr. Swords is aware the heads of the climate change Bill have been published, and the Government and some political parties are pushing for it to set targets. We all know the three main contributors to carbon emissions in this country are agriculture, transport and the energy sector. Given our economic dependence on agriculture and transport it would seem obvious the energy sector is the...

Protected Disclosures Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I apologise for interrupting the Deputy in full flow, but the time has come to adjourn the debate.

Topical Issue Matters (20 Feb 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Robert Dowds - the need to ensure boards of section 38 health agencies are representative of all stakeholders; (2) Deputy Dessie Ellis - the need to provide support for Tuath housing for the refurbishment of properties at...

Allegations in relation to An Garda Síochána: Statements (Resumed) (26 Feb 2014)

Paudie Coffey: The Deputy is over time. I call Deputy Ross.