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Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Was a mistake made on Second Stage?

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I would like to object to amendment No. 26 being ruled out of order.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I move amendment No. 27: In page 7, to delete lines 18 and 19. Tá lúcháir orm go bhfuil mo chomhghleacaí as mo chontae féin, an tAire Stáit, anseo chun na leasuithe seo a phlé. Ó thaobh na Céime seo den Bhille, tá dhá líne faoi alt 70(c), línte 18 agus 19, "comply with regulations made under section 70(l)". Tá seo ag tabhairt cumhachtaí mór agus leathan don Aire regulation a...

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: It is a fact.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: The Minister did not even answer the last question I asked before he left the House tonight; he did not even stand up.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: He fudged it three times.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I am not. That is what the Bill is all about and Government Members can go to their constituencies and explain what the regulations will mean financially and in terms of non-compliance. Let us look at the two scenarios brought forward by the Minister in terms of maintenance and servicing standards. He would have everyone believe there is an easy way, that we can bring forward his...

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: The Senator is reading the wrong amendment.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: For the purposes of clarity, I am being accused of misleading the House. I am asking for two lines of the Bill to be deleted.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I agree that the House was misled but not by this side.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I want to speak to it. I researched this matter as much as I could and would appreciate the opportunity to address the House on the issues involved. If we look at the 2010 EPA guidelines, they are very stringent and aim to protect the water supply.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: No, no, no.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Jesus, the hypocrisy.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I would invite any Government Senator to come to my public meetings and explain where they are coming from.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: It just will not wash.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: The point is that the Minister will be forced under Article 12 of the European Court judgment to impose compulsory desludging on householders paid for by the same householders. That is why he will not accept our amendment. That is a fact; the Senators should read the judgment.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I know there is agitation on the other side of the House and they do no want to face their own people.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: We will provide them with the relevant information we have.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: We will press this amendment because we feel it is wholly improper. The Minister signed a regulation recently that will confine massive parts of the country to wetland. Members of the Joint Committee on Communications, Natural Resources and Agriculture know what I am talking about. This regulation will give sweeping powers away again.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I have made my point.