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

Alan Kelly: It does answer the question.

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

Alan Kelly: It is not dodging the question.

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

Alan Kelly: I move amendment No. 25:In page 7, to delete lines 10 to 13 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 dwelling...

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

Alan Kelly: I cannot accept amendment No. 27. Any data transfer between Irish Water and the Minister for Social Protection must be carried out in accordance with the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003, and Irish Water is required to manage all personal data in accordance with that legislation. This means ensuring that data are used only for the purpose for which they were collected and that any data...

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

Alan Kelly: I do not propose to accept the amendment. With any grant scheme, it is open to the relevant Oireachtas committee to keep it under review. I expect the Joint Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht, under the chairmanship of Deputy Michael McCarthy and the participation of Deputy Cowen as a member, to do exactly that in respect of this particular scheme. I do not see the...

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

Alan Kelly: I will not take an economics lecture from the Deputy.

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

Alan Kelly: Under section 5, eligible householders are to be provided with an annual water conservation grant, as we all know. It is to assist with water conservation, despite the Deputies' commentary. 8 o’clock The Government has decided the annual grant should be €100 per household. The estimated cost of this grant is €130 million. The section provides that to be eligible...

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

Alan Kelly: People who have paid for water for decades-----

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

Alan Kelly: -----have spent thousands.

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

Alan Kelly: They have to service their wells, treatment systems and group schemes as well. Some Members might not be familiar with those but I certainly am.

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

Alan Kelly: They have spent thousands. Great credit is due to all of those who were involved in group schemes and have worked so diligently down through the years, and it should be recorded. There were a number of questions related to the Department of Social Protection, DSP. This will be actioned by the DSP. The Department of Social Protection is quite happy to handle these queries. It is worth...

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

Alan Kelly: -----the Department of Social Protection is in a position to respond and deliver this. They are quite happy to deliver this on behalf of the Department. The real answer to Deputy Boyd Barrett's question, which I answered previously but the Deputy was out of the House, is that, because it goes into the drain and is not treated as sewerage, it is merely good practice. There is not a big...

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

Alan Kelly: It is only for new connections.

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

Alan Kelly: It is quite clear that what they are talking about here is drainage policy rather than waste policy. It is to create sustainable drainage policies rather than have it all treated directly as wastewater. However, I will have a look at the section - I do not have it to hand. I have answered on numerous occasions this question on the figures to which Deputy Donnelly refers. The figures have...

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

Alan Kelly: Based on the calculations we have here now, it is approximately €529 million.

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

Alan Kelly: The cost. Deputy Donnelly asked specifically what is the cost to Government.

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

Alan Kelly: What is the question?

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

Alan Kelly: In fairness, I have not got all those calculations; I will get them for Deputy Donnelly. I can give the Deputy this assurance, that, in relation to the costs he outlined versus the revenue which has been outlined on numerous occasions, for instance, €271 million in domestic charges, the revenue is more. Over time that will obviously be the case, considering that the costs will...

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

Alan Kelly: The revised allowed revenue approved by the Commission for Energy Regulation on 30 September 2014 was €958 million. The adjustment to reflect the change in commercial rates is €59 million, which gives a final revised revenue of €899 million. This is made up of an operation subvention of €399 million, domestic billed income of €271 million, non-domestic...

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

Alan Kelly: I have outlined how Irish Water is funded. If one deducts €130 million, one can derive the net figure. It is a question of subtracting €130 million from €899 million.