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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (1 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: There is a need to kill that myth.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will publish the data used to determine which LEAs were eligible for designation as rent pressure zones; and if he will publish the advice and the report given to him by the Housing Agency on designations. [5398/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 262. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which the Housing Agency and ERSI calculated the rental average for each local electoral area, LEA; if they calculated by averaging the averages for each electoral division within each LEA or if they were estimated using pooled rental data of all registered tenants with an address within the LEA; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: 263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether it is problematic that the towns of Maynooth and Greystones, which according to the RTB rental data have the highest rent levels and highest rent inflation in their respective counties, have not been designated as being rent pressure zone, RPZ, areas while towns, villages and townlands with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: I thank the witnesses for their submissions. I will deal with NewERA first. To many, the methodology behind NewERA and the failure to meet the EUROSTAT test undermined the whole concept behind and reason for the establishment of the water charging system. It would appear that passing the test is not now possible. I am conscious of the recommendations of the expert commissions and some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: If one was to apply today's figures over a period of ten years, the cost would be €140 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: In the short or long term, it is more beneficial to the State to borrow

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: If the State becomes the sole customer, the possibility of private borrowings will not be considered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: No specific analysis of that prospect has been made since the commission made its report public, in so far as Irish Water's ability to meet its capital programme in the next ten years would not be diminished by virtue of the fact that the State would be borrowing rather than it having recourse to private markets because the subvention would be sufficient by comparison to what was envisaged it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: Would Mr. Dillon say it would be more certain than has been the case in recent years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: Will Ms Fitzpatrick confirm that the cessation of the metering programme in no way interferes with the capacity of Irish Water to fund itself into the future?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: The Department can comment on it later. Does its representatives want to comment on it now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: That adds no weight to the argument that the State can still borrow at a certain rate, irrespective of whether it is a local authority or Irish Water. The failure to move in that direction does not affect the capability of the entity to provide for the required capital expenditure needed to improve the system in the future.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: Because it is guaranteed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: That figure would only apply in a scenario of 100% compliance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: Just on a point of order, did the Commission write to this committee too?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: The Commission made no comment on the expert commission's report -----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: We are asking for information that might inform the committee on the likely impact of the pay deal on the Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: Some people have been finding revenue according to statements from-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: NewERA, National Treasury Management Agency (7 Feb 2017)

Barry Cowen: -----the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in recent months. I need to know what impact that will have on the Department and the potential of our committee to make a recommendation.