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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Irish Water and Commission for Energy Regulation (12 Jan 2017)

Séamus Healy: We have now received confirmation that the metering programme will finally be stopped on 31 January this year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Séamus Healy: I thank both Departments for their presentations. My questions are mainly for the Department of Finance. Mr. McCarthy has stated that the intention behind the establishment of Irish Water was to create a commercial entity that was off the Government's balance sheet and in order for that to happen, classification had to be provided by EUROSTAT. One of EUROSTAT's considerations is that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Séamus Healy: Mr. McCarthy told my colleague, Deputy Paul Murphy, earlier that such EUROSTAT classification would require an increase in domestic charges. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Séamus Healy: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Séamus Healy: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Séamus Healy: The 50% funding plus costs, that the State will not fund, must be picked up by domestic customers on the basis that commercial charges already exist, although they could be higher as well. Is that what Mr. McCarthy is saying?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Séamus Healy: I want the issue of borrowing to be clarified once and for all. Last week Irish Water told the committee that the State can borrow cheaper than can Irish Water.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Séamus Healy: Can the State borrow cheaper than Irish Water?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Séamus Healy: Yes. Last week Irish Water told us it would save €5 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Séamus Healy: I want to discuss the fiscal rules. It has been suggested that we must meet these fiscal rules. I know that this is a policy matter, but it is a possibility that these rules could be breached by the Government, because they have been breached by other countries, and they are being breached by some other countries as we speak. On the other side of that, in his Budget Statement, the Minister...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Séamus Healy: Did I read that it might be in the region of 60%?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Séamus Healy: Will Ms Graham get us the figure anyway? Thank you.

Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Jan 2017)

Séamus Healy: When will the budget commitment to grant medical cards to the children of those in receipt of domiciliary care allowance be implemented? When can we expect these children to receive a medical card?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Civil Registration Legislation (24 Jan 2017)

Séamus Healy: 293. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the Civil Registration ( Amendment) Bill 2014; and when the bill likely to complete its passage through the House of the Oireachtas.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2714/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 Jan 2017)

Séamus Healy: 394. To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of the fact that the urology outpatient waiting list at Waterford University Hospital is now 48-plus months, the proposals he has to rectify the situation. [2541/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail, SC (25 Jan 2017)

Séamus Healy: Last week, I asked about the percentage of collection in respect of non-domestic users.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail, SC (25 Jan 2017)

Séamus Healy: Ms Graham can revert to us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail, SC (25 Jan 2017)

Séamus Healy: It was suggested that we should not have been discussing this issue, but it is wholly appropriate for this committee to discuss a constitutional amendment. We are discussing the principle, not the specifics, which are for another committee to address. A constitutional amendment is the only certain protection against privatisation of water services, so the suggestion that the currently...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail, SC (25 Jan 2017)

Séamus Healy: That was a statement made by another committee member.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail, SC (25 Jan 2017)

Séamus Healy: So am I.