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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Deputy Healy mentioned on a couple of occasions the importance of local community engagement. It has come up here again with Mr. Wright and Professor Collins. It may be a matter for us to deliberate on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Who would like to take those questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Deputy Pringle is not the first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: We are moving into the area of conservation, and I will let the meeting flow into that space, if that is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: There are members from the group water schemes who are members of the Public Water Forum as well and have an input from that perspective.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Do you have a question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Can you get to it please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: We can follow up on that. We will contact Irish Water about that and get that information for the Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Please do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I thank Deputy Ó Broin for his patience.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Approximately six weeks ago, the Department gave us a paper on the rural water funding programme which set out in detail the four areas of funding available and the capital grants and operational cost subsidies available for each. I suggest it would be helpful if we went through it in detail. It would be quite important in our deliberations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Deputy, hold on. I want to focus on the question. My good God.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I know what it is like. I am one too.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: We need to move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Those questions have been answered previously before the committee. The Deputy may not have been present.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Ms Graham has previously outlined the Department's plan on public engagement, involving local authority water and community officers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Great. I thank the Public Water Forum, all four of its members. We very much appreciate their attendance. It was very helpful. I also thank the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government for helping us again today. I propose now to go into private session.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Ba mhaith liom tacú le Senator Murnane O'Connor. I understand where she is coming from. I had a heart attack five years ago and was very lucky to be only a mile and a half from the hospital. People in Waterford should not be second-class citizens in this regard, nor should anyone else. What she is saying is fundamental. Go raibh míle maith agat as ucht a thabhairt os comhar an...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Children's Mental Health Services: Discussion (29 Jun 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I thank the witnesses for coming to the committee. A number of Senators have been in the House for about one year and this is the most profound sitting I have attended. I extend a special thanks to Senator Joan Freeman for really opening our eyes. We need to shine a big light on this issue. A first cousin of mine committed suicide some years ago, but it still did not dawn on me well...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Children's Mental Health Services: Discussion (29 Jun 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: But for the parents' strength as individuals and that of their families, things would have been different for them. I am not saying maybe. They would have been different. They were left on their own and isolated. I am delighted to see the Minister of State showing her commitment, which I know is 100% genuine, in making sure we help in future. With regard to the roles of fathers, what can...