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- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: Is that just in the context of issuing bills and collecting money?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: I will conclude my questions to the Commission for Energy Regulation and then focus on Irish Water. I am intrigued by the fact that Irish Water already has 200,000 paying customers and that an official regulator has not yet been appointed. A system is up and running and charges are being levied on businesses throughout Ireland. In the past there were instances of regulators being asleep on...
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: So it is not the commission's fault. Rather, it is the fault of the Oireachtas. I accept that. As we are all aware, the charges levied by local authorities for water services vary. Will there be a uniform charge - similar to those levied by the ESB or Eircom for the services they provide - for water services or will there be different charges for every county?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: So Mr. McGowan cannot indicate at this stage whether people in Dublin will be paying the same amount as their counterparts in Cork.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: There will not be universal pricing.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: Okay. What we are hearing is very worrying. As matters stand, the local authorities levy different charges. Irish Water inherited some 200,000 commercial customers on 1 January and the Commission for Energy Regulation cannot even state whether it agrees with the system of different charges that applies among the local authorities. I will be blunt. Do our guests from the Commission for...
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: But not in respect of regulation.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: I have a final question for Mr. McGowan. He said that there would be a public consultation. He said that a decision on water charges would be issued in or around August. I am not tying him to the date.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: What Mr. McGowan said half an hour ago is that the public consultation would take place following a submission from Irish Water. Is that correct? He said a submission would be received from Irish Water on its case. What the people of Ireland want to know from him is, when he gets the submission, whether it could be published to allow for public comment on it before a decision is made or...
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: Will the CER publish the submission from Irish Water?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: At the moment when the ESB seeks an increase in charges, does the CER publish the request and seek responses from the public?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: That is great.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: That is welcome news. It is good to hear that. My final question is to Mr. Tierney in Irish Water. What is the figure for the company’s income this year from its 200,000 customers?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: Irish Water will have an income of €190 million. Will part of that fund the company’s establishment costs?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: Will it help to recoup some of the payments back to local authorities for carrying out the work?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: In addition to the payment Irish Water will make to local authorities for the work they do on an agency basis for Irish Water, how much will it cost each year for the company’s headquarters and seven regional offices? Mr. Tierney must have a figure for this year.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: Yes, ongoing costs, not set-up costs. I refer to annual costs.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: I am not talking about personnel. I refer to the cost of maintaining and running the head office and regional offices.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: No, just the cost of the premises.