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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Discussion (4 May 2017)

Maria Bailey: I thank Mr. Ó Tuathail. I invite anyone who has questions to contribute. I call Deputy Fergus O'Dowd.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Discussion (4 May 2017)

Maria Bailey: I will take a couple of questions first. I call Deputy Ó Broin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Discussion (4 May 2017)

Maria Bailey: As there are no further questions, I call Mr. Ó Tuathail.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Discussion (4 May 2017)

Maria Bailey: Deputy Ó Broin-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Discussion (4 May 2017)

Maria Bailey: I believe Deputy O'Dowd asked one further question. He asked if there were examples of other countries that had used-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Discussion (4 May 2017)

Maria Bailey: Do members have further questions? No. Does Deputy Collins wish to make a final comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Discussion (4 May 2017)

Maria Bailey: On behalf of the committee, I thank Deputy Collins for bringing the Private Members' Bill to us. I thank Mr. Séamus Ó Tuathail and Ms Treasa Brannick O'Cillín for attending this morning and making themselves available to inform us about the details of the amendment. The Minister is scheduled to come here at 10.30 a.m. I propose that we suspend for half an hour and resume...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Discussion (4 May 2017)

Maria Bailey: We will begin the second session. I welcome the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Deputy Simon Coveney and his officials to the meeting. Before we begin I draw the attention of the witnesses to the to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Discussion (4 May 2017)

Maria Bailey: The Minister has stated he will clarify the issues the Deputy has raised when he receives legal advice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Discussion (4 May 2017)

Maria Bailey: We have a list of stakeholders, which includes legal experts and academics. I will discuss the list with members at our next meeting and ask if they want to bring them in as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Discussion (4 May 2017)

Maria Bailey: So that members are clear, there is no rush. We have scheduled dates in the coming weeks to deal with Deputy Joan Collins' Bill. We are not going to be prevented from moving forward.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Discussion (4 May 2017)

Maria Bailey: I will let Deputy Joan Collins wrap up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Discussion (4 May 2017)

Maria Bailey: I thank the Deputy. Does the Minister want to say a few words to wrap up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Discussion (4 May 2017)

Maria Bailey: I thank everyone for attending and our previous session this morning. I thank the Minister and his officials, Mr. Ryan and Ms Graham. At next week's meeting the committee will discuss whether a further meeting is required with stakeholders and the stakeholders with whom members would like to engage.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Data (9 May 2017)

Maria Bailey: 216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of scheme for commissioning psychological assessments, SCPA, assessments completed for the academic year 2015-16 for which certification of completion of assessment forms have been submitted by school principals between 6 September 2015 and 30 September 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21906/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing in Ireland - Census 2016 Results: Central Statistics Office (10 May 2017)

Maria Bailey: I welcome from the Central Statistics Office, CSO, Mr. Pádraig Dalton, director general; Mr. Richard McMahon, assistant director general, social and demographic statistics; Mr. Paul Morrin, assistant director general, statistical system co-ordination; Ms Deirdre Cullen, senior statistician, census of population; and Mr. Cormac Halpin, senior statistician, census of population. By virtue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing in Ireland - Census 2016 Results: Central Statistics Office (10 May 2017)

Maria Bailey: I will take two members and then come back to Mr. Dalton. Usually, we take a larger group but because this is so statistically based, we will take two at a time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing in Ireland - Census 2016 Results: Central Statistics Office (10 May 2017)

Maria Bailey: I am not going to stop the Deputy, but the representatives of the CSO will not be able to answer many of the questions she is asking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing in Ireland - Census 2016 Results: Central Statistics Office (10 May 2017)

Maria Bailey: I am not cutting off the Deputy, I am just letting her know that the representatives will probably not be able to answer some of the points raised.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing in Ireland - Census 2016 Results: Central Statistics Office (10 May 2017)

Maria Bailey: The CSO witnesses will not be able to answer that question for the Senator. Does she wish to make any other points?