Results 6,841-6,860 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: On a point of information, CER officials are on record as saying they are happy to meet people.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: No, it is in their------
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: I am only starting.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: As my father was a Kerryman, I claim to have Kerry blood.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: Is ón áit sin a tháinig mo chuid Gaeilge.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: They do listen.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: We will not cut off anybody’s water supply.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: In my experience - believe it or not, I have been in public life for almost 40 years - I have never met a customer of the ESB who was not looked after through an arrangement with the company. The ESB was always able to meet people’s needs by helping them go to the Money Advice and Budgeting Service, MABS. I appreciate and understand people get into debt. The MABS is a fantastic...
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: I accept that.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: I have a huge client base.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: With respect, I read out all the things that we are doing but the Senator was not here.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: The Senator was absent from the House.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: No, I am not cranky at all. Actually, I am in very good humour.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: I have read out all the things-----
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: I have read it all out.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: We must get real about what we are doing and what we are talking about. I reject the point Fianna Fáil has made that Irish Water is a profit-making company and that Irish Water's purpose is to make money for itself. That is silly. It does not add up. I would not expect to see that even in a Fianna Fáil manifesto. I refer Senator Ó Domhnaill to the EPA report. It is...
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: I did not interrupt the Senator or shout at him.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: I ask him to abide by the civilised rules of this House whatever about other places. The fact is that there are problems with seven different water supplies in County Donegal and a date has not been given for when they will be addressed. Interestingly, the EPA has issued legally binding directions in respect of the majority of supplies where no dates have been submitted. I urge Senator...
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: Senator Cullinane asked me to read the details again but I will ask him to look at the record as I read it just before he came into the Chamber.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Fergus O'Dowd: I did not shout-----