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Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: That is for Members to judge, not the Cathaoirleach.

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: Yes, it is on the section, but, with respect, it is for Members to judge whether the Minister of State has answered the questions, not the Cathaoirleach.

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: Yes; Members are asking the questions.

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: Members are asking the questions of the Minister of State, not the Cathaoirleach, and it is for Members to judge whether the questions were responded to.

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: I know exactly where I am and do not need to be reminded of it by the Minister of State.

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: The Minister of State should listen to Members for a second and actually answer the questions he has been asked.

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: I am getting to it. Members have asked the Minister of State a number of questions but he has refused to answer them.

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: Possibly, it is because he does not have the information himself. The first question I asked him is what people are likely to pay in water charges - that is, what are the likely water charges - and he has not given an answer. Members of neither this democratically elected Chamber nor the Dáil can tell people out in the communities what they will be paying. The Minister of State is...

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: Members have no idea how much people will be obliged to pay. They certainly know it will not be linked to ability to pay, because there will be a vote on that later and I am sure it will be voted down by the Government Members. On the question of ability to pay and in regard to this section in general, I note that in her response, Senator Keane tried to pretend that all the answers were...

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: -----the same question repeatedly. However, it is very frustrating for Members to put such questions to him when he is not in a position to respond. He seeks Members' support for the Bill and wants them to vote for it, to state it is a good Bill, that everything is great and to work with him but they do not even have the information with which they can go back to the people outside this...

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: There are no water charges in the North.

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: The aforementioned website might disagree with Senator Cullinane, because it specifically refers to water and sewerage. If water and sewerage do not constitute water, I am not sure what does. The website states that if one is having difficulty paying rates, water charges or the household charge - all are linked together - one should contact the Land & Property Services, LPS, which...

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: That is the Northern issue put to bed.

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: The Minister of State gently passed over one of the obvious questions, namely, the question as to the likely cost of the charge.

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: How much money does the Government intend to raise?

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: The Minister of State does not know the answers.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: At the outset, I commend Senator Jim D'Arcy on his very own state of the nation address, which he gave in the Chamber this afternoon. I am sure he will be suitably rewarded by the Taoiseach and his seat will be safe after his performance today.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: I acknowledge his point, that Members should applaud the Taoiseach, was made tongue in cheek but one should be careful not to upset in any way those who currently are living in poverty. Many people have suffered over the past seven austerity budgets and the past six years and the Taoiseach made the point that people have taken a lot of pain. However, it need not have been the way it was and...

Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: A safe house for councillors.

Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: Yes.