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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Michael McCarthy: I ask the Deputy to conclude his remarks or we will be here until 9 p.m. listening to this nonsense.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Michael McCarthy: I ask the Deputy to conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Michael McCarthy: That is it, Deputy. Mr. Tierney will conclude on that point and I will then call Senator Fidelma Healy-Eames who has been here since 2.15 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Michael McCarthy: Excuse me, Deputy-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Michael McCarthy: The Deputy has had his opportunity to contribute. The delegates are now going to address a number of questions posed by Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Michael McCarthy: I will now call the Senators and Deputies who are not members of the committee and thank them for their patience.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Michael McCarthy: That is not really germane to the service provision but perhaps at the meeting of 11 February Irish Water might reply on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Michael McCarthy: Could the Deputy ask his question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Michael McCarthy: Uisce Éireann will be back here on 11 February and we will use that occasion to flesh out the other aspects apart from the obvious this afternoon. That was a group of three members. There are three more members to speak, Deputy Timmins and Senators Barrett and Brennan, but first I invite Mr. Tierney and his colleagues to answer the first three members. Deputy Cowan will speak again...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Michael McCarthy: Those concerned will be here in February with Uisce Éireann discussing the rolling out of meters, etc.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Michael McCarthy: Did Mr. Tierney answer Senator Barrett's questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Michael McCarthy: There are three members who spoke already and who I have down here as "back-ins". The first member back in is Deputy Cowen.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Michael McCarthy: We will conclude with Deputies Catherine Murphy and Luke 'Ming' Flanagan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Michael McCarthy: Mr. Tierney might respond to those comments and we will conclude on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Michael McCarthy: Witnesses should also respond to Deputy Cowen's questions, if they have not been answered, and they might conclude on those.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Michael McCarthy: I ask the witnesses to conclude by responding to Deputy Cowen's questions. Representatives of Uisce Éireann will come before the joint committee again at the end of February.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Michael McCarthy: We will conclude on this question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Michael McCarthy: Mr. Tierney has the floor.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Michael McCarthy: We are going to conclude on that. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan wished to raise an issue concerning water quality.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Michael McCarthy: I thank Mr. Tierney, Mr. Dempsey, Mr. O'Donoghue, Mr. Barry and Mr. Cowhig - it can be very lonely around here without hearing a Cork accent - for the robust manner in which they interacted with the committee. They provided information, as would have been the expectation over the weekend, and allayed members' concerns. I look forward to meeting them again on 11 February to answer a further...