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Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Bernard Durkan: I want to deal with the amendments first.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Bernard Durkan: Two of the amendments have been withdrawn and we are now left with one.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Bernard Durkan: Amendment No. 37 is on.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Bernard Durkan: No.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Bernard Durkan: No, we will not have that.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Bernard Durkan: Thank you, Deputy.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Bernard Durkan: Thank you, Deputy. It is open to Deputy Catherine Murphy to withdraw amendment No. 37.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Bernard Durkan: Amendment No. 40 is out of order as it is not relevant to the provisions of the Bill.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Bernard Durkan: The Deputy must speak through the Chair.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Bernard Durkan: One speaker. Sorry Deputies, you have already spoken.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Bernard Durkan: The time permitted for this debate has now expired. I am required to put the following question in accordance with the order of the Dáil of 16 December 2014: "That the amendments set down by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to section 12 and not disposed of are hereby made to the Bill and that section 12, as amended, is hereby agreed to."

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2014)

Bernard Durkan: That is typical.

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2014)

Bernard Durkan: The Deputy should withdraw the remark.

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2014)

Bernard Durkan: Will the Deputy withdraw her offensive remark? She should withdraw it.

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2014)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Martin is play-acting.

Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)

Bernard Durkan: When Fianna Fáil proposed the charge of €400 per household it did not know that either.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Bernard Durkan: Like my colleague, I often get confused. Some people would say I am easily confused. I become particularly confused when we get into the type of minutiae into which we have gone in the course of the debate on this particular section. During all my time as a Member of this House I have always been conscious of the need for legislation to be brought back before the House for reference in the...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Bernard Durkan: I would point out for the benefit of Deputy Grealish that there are people with whom he had long associations in the past who were involved in the curtailment of debate on many items of legislation. In deference to the Deputy and others who might be incriminated along with him, I will not go there.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Dec 2014)

Bernard Durkan: The Deputy is irritating me and he knows he should not do so. I should also not allow him to irritate me. It is amazing the newfound wisdom that has emerged on that side of the House. Incidentally, while six months ago two parties on that side of the House were in favour of charges, only one party favours them now. There is a group of other people who we are not too sure are in favour or...