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- Written Answers — Sale of State Assets: Sale of State Assets (24 Jan 2012)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will publish a list of State assets presented to the troika which are being proposed for privatisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2729/12]
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Éamon Ó Cuív: From the very beginning of this debate the lack of information on the standards to be applied and the maintenance regime has made it very difficult to have a realistic debate. The Minister gave an undertaking on Committee Stage that he would publish the standards and that they would be brought before the Oireachtas. Is he confirming that this will happen before he signs the commencement order?
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Minister is aware I was attending a funeral
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The second point is that we accept it is risk based, but when examining the risk involved, we should look at the areas in which there are high levels of groundwater pollution in considering the framework plans, but my understanding is that the Minister will be looking at the type of system in place. I have no doubt the grid will take into account the type of system in place and that on any...
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Éamon Ó Cuív: No, I said, I brought regulations back-----
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I said I brought regulations back to-----
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I did.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I did.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I did.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Éamon Ó Cuív: If the Minister checks the record, he will see-----
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Éamon Ó Cuív: One loses some.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Éamon Ó Cuív: We lost that one.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Absolutely.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Can I speak a second time on this?
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I will explain it very simply. We had debated the issue of the State financing this and if the State were to finance it, surely it was good to have it to the highest standard.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Éamon Ó Cuív: If Minister was to read the information that I give at the meetings, he would note that my contention is that, sooner or later, Europe will force the Minister to apply the 2007 water framework directive and, whether he likes it or not and despite all his fine talk, he will wind up with those standards because it will be impossible to explain to a court in Europe that whereas this system is...
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Éamon Ó Cuív: What I have said from the beginning is that as sure as day follows night, Europe will insist on the 2007 water framework directive.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes, it will. I asked the Minister that if it will not-----
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Éamon Ó Cuív: -----and if it is firewalled against a court judgment-----
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Éamon Ó Cuív: One of the problems with the Minister's argument is that if he checks the decision of that Government, he will note it was to allow the Minister to draft a Bill, and we have not considered the Bill.