Results 6,381-6,400 of 14,706 for speaker:Phil Hogan
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: A lot of information was imparted on stakeholder consultations and suggestions were made that we should bring in representatives of An Taisce, among others. An Taisce took part in the consultations carried out by the previous Government in 2010.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: The previous Government brought it in.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: We know where it stands, as it made a submission at the time.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: The stakeholders mentioned have been in as part of the consultation process. Deputy Mattie McGrath was an independent Deputy at the time and might not have known this. Fianna Fáil might not have told him about everything that was going on.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: Deputy Martin Ferris has said he likes to tell people the truth, to be upfront and have full information. He did not tell anyone in the House about what he was peddling in north Kerry on charging for private wells, for which he said I would introduce a charge.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: The Deputy said it at a public meeting.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: The Deputy did.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: I challenge Members opposite, if they want to be consulted, to tell me how I can sort out the problem with the European Court of Justice judgment in order that taxpayers in urban and rural Ireland will not have to pay â¬26,000.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: I look forward to hearing the solutions. It was a problem when they were in government.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: No, the Deputy did not.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: The Deputy did nothing about it.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: I have stated the age of a property or septic tank is not relevant. It is a matter of whether the system causes pollution or is damaging public health and the environment. That is the net point of the court's judgment that we must address.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: Inspections will be objective and evidenced and risk-based. They will not be universal as planned by the previous Government. There will be no question of imposing the 2009 EPA standards.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: There will be no question of it and you will wait and see.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: The EPA code applies to new build only and it was introduced in 2010. I agree with Deputy Seamus Healy that our drinking water is of a very high quality and compares favourably with other EU states. However, the ECJ ruling highlights a deficiency in our legislation, namely that we have systems in place to ensure risks to public health and the environment are avoided. I want to stress the...
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: I believe there is a registration charge in Northern Ireland.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: It is ST£115.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: Northern Ireland homeowners-----
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: If the Deputies want a united Ireland they will get it.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: Northern Ireland homeowners-----