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- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: We have been back in the courts since July.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: The Deputy did nothing.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: That is long enough.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: The Deputy has changed his tack since the summer.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: The Deputy is trying to shift now.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: What was done in Cavan?
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: The Deputy should tell me about Cavan.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: The Deputy should tell me what is the solution.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: Where was Deputy Martin Ferris during this period?
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: Where was Deputy Martin Ferris?
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: Perhaps the Deputy would forward me a note in respect of that matter.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: I thank the Deputies on all sides of the House for contributing to this debate. It has generated a great deal of interest. One of the issues that consistently arose was the possibility of financial support for upgrading and remediation of plants. Based on the experience with inspections in Cavan, the majority of the systems that were inspected were working well. It is expected, therefore,...
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: You did.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: Development fees charged to the developer by planning authorities include charges for connecting to both the drinking water supply and public sewers. Those fees were part of the purchase price paid by the purchaser and where a connection to a public water supply or a public sewer is not possible, the deductions are made by the authorities on the development levies. They take account of...
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: -----that the â¬50 fee for registration is a once-off fee. There is no inspection charge of â¬300 a year that Deputy McGrath and others were peddling during the summer months.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: I heard him refer to â¬300 per annum.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: Yes-----
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: -----and it proved to be wrong. I am happy to correct the Deputy.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: It is a â¬50 once-off charge. There will be no charge for re-registration. There will be no inspection charge. The â¬50 covers everything.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: Yes, and it is in the Bill, which is very unusual. That never happened in Fianna Fáil's time. The â¬50 is in the legislation to make sure that people understand it. The revenue raised will be used by the local authorities to meet the cost of having inspections carried out in accordance with an inspection plan to be developed by the local authority and the Environmental Protection Agency,...