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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: The statement does not stand up. In the witnesses' view, is a constitutional amendment the only certain protection against privatisation? Is it not the case that any current protection, whatever it might be, can be changed by an Act of the Oireachtas? There appears to be a difference of opinion on the alienation of assets. Is that in itself not an indication that a constitutional...

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: They may have been.

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: Please do.

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: I do not believe that they were the same.

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: The only certain way.

Topical Issue Debate: Disabilities Assessments (31 Jan 2017)

Séamus Healy: The Disability Act 2005 provides for the assessment of health and education needs of persons with disability and provides for services to meet those needs. Section 9(5) of the Act also provides that the executive shall cause an assessment of applicants to be commenced within three months of the date of receipt of the application. The background information and supporting documentation...

Topical Issue Debate: Disabilities Assessments (31 Jan 2017)

Séamus Healy: I acknowledge the Minister of State's reply and welcome the statement that a senior psychology post for the early intervention team is to be filled and that interviews will take place in February. I ask that every effort be made to fill the post as quickly as possible. As we all know, it can take time to fill a post even after successful interviews so I ask that the HSE be instructed to...

Bus Éireann: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2017)

Séamus Healy: I am sharing my time with Deputy Eamon Ryan. It is entirely proper that the Minister's constituents and the people of Dublin have good quality public transport such as the DART, Luas and bus services, both in Dublin and from Dublin to all the major towns and cities throughout the country. The towns in my constituency such as Ballina, Nenagh, Roscrea, Templemore, Tipperary town,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme (31 Jan 2017)

Séamus Healy: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the new DEIS programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3798/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (31 Jan 2017)

Séamus Healy: 460. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the granting of full medical cards to children in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance as announced in budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3799/17]

Roads Funding: Motion [Private Members] (1 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Private Members' motion and I compliment the Rural Independent Group Deputies on bringing it forward. As we all know, local and regional roads are vitally important for social interaction and economic development. Many of these roads have fallen into disrepair and are almost impassible. While roads funding was diverted to other purposes, including...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (1 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: I thank the witnesses. On the Public Water Forum, Dr. Collins referred to a €30,000 budget or expenditure from last year. Is there a budget for 2017?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (1 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: What is the source of that funding? Obviously the Public Water Forum has to be independent and to be seen to be independent both of Government and Irish Water. Is there a need for a legally independent source of funding for that organisation? Mr. O'Brien mentioned the possibility of using local authorities as contact bodies locally. Is he aware that local authorities are prevented from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (1 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: I understand that. The question I asked was why Irish Water does not make available local offices or local officials where water users can contact Irish Water when these issues arise. The call centre is not fit for purpose in my view, and that is the view of many people I speak to and many constituents who have come to me. There is, in my view, little or no engagement with water users by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (1 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: I would like an answer to that question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (1 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: That is not the question that Mr. Grant is answering.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (1 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: Will Mr. Grant answer the other question I asked in relation to the metering programme? Has that stopped and has he instructed the contractors?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (1 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: I am sorry for delaying the Chair, but I asked that question because there were Irish Water contractors in a number of estates yesterday and people contacted me. Can I take it they will not be in any estates from today?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (1 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: Of course there will be maintenance works, but there will be no meters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (1 Feb 2017)

Séamus Healy: Sorry, I did ask a specific question. Irish Water are not entitled to discontinue and disconnect supplies. I want Mr. Grant to tell us why supplies were disconnected in Clonmel and Carrick-on-Suir in recent weeks without any notice whatsoever.