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- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Thomas Byrne: I wish to inform the Minister that it does not.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Thomas Byrne: I will quote from the website of a law firm in the UK giving the basics on the sale of a business: The sale of a business may be structured in one of two ways. The business may be transferred by way of a sale of the shares in the company which owns and operates the business or by the sale of the assets, which are necessary for the continuance of the business.We must cover both options and...
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Thomas Byrne: It does not.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Thomas Byrne: It has already been submitted.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Thomas Byrne: The company does.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Thomas Byrne: The Minister refers to his colleagues who are trade union officials and to the transfer of undertakings regulations and the protection of employees. Employees are protected not just for the sale of shares of a company but also the transfer of an undertaking. An undertaking could be a part of a company or an asset that somebody works on which is moved to another company to generate income...
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Thomas Byrne: She thinks Enda is the best too.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Thomas Byrne: It is the Fine Gael briefing note.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Thomas Byrne: That is my point. It will manage them, not the Minister.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Thomas Byrne: That is not true.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Thomas Byrne: It has a fiduciary duty to the company.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Thomas Byrne: The issue is not that there is a statutory prohibition on the sale of assets; the issue is whether that is covered by the plebiscite proposal. It is not covered by it in plain black and white in the first line of the section. On the basis that the Minister and his officials intend to look at this issue and to consider the serious points I have raised-----
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Thomas Byrne: -----and we will look at it, I will withdraw the amendment.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Thomas Byrne: I move amendment No. 8: In page 4, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:“(8) The Forum established under section 7 of this Act shall not later than seven months after the passing of this Act, meet and consider a proposal to amend the Constitution of Ireland to incorporate a provision prohibiting the alienation of any share or shares in Irish Water or its assets or any part...
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Thomas Byrne: This was a vehicle to do it.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Thomas Byrne: I will be brief. I am not going to match that style of speech. This was a genuine attempt to use a vehicle in the Bill to come halfway between our position and the position of the Government. Labour Party Senators did a brave thing in supporting a Seanad motion calling for the non-privatisation of Irish Water. This is one way we can put that into action. We cannot initiate legislation in...
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Thomas Byrne: Will another situation arise whereby we have to change it again?
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Thomas Byrne: I did not.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Thomas Byrne: I said it was the only body that could do it.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)
Thomas Byrne: Will the Minister come back on Monday on Report Stage with this?