Results 1,061-1,080 of 3,241 for speaker:Brian Ó Domhnaill
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: The submission must be made by 3 February.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: It has dealt with the legislation but it has not referred to the guidelines.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: An Taisce has not spoken about the guidelines.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: It has not seen the guidelines. How could it welcome the guidelines?
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: For major polluters, not for septic tank owners.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: The Minister is misleading the House.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 4: To delete lines 1 to 6 inclusive of the Government amendment and substitute the following: "70H.--(1) An Inspector shall inspect such domestic waste water treatments but not without the authority of a warrant issued by a judge of the District Court or without the prior written consent of the individual.".
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: According to the legislation, the inspectors will be appointed by the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, which would make it a case of private inspectors calling out to inspect waste water treatment systems. Until such time as the maintenance standards are published, we cannot allow an army of inspectors to inspect registered septic tanks. It is ludicrous, given the inspectors' powers to...
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: It is in the legislation.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: Not only is it possible, it would happen if the Minister used the most up-to-date EPA guidelines, as trial holes would be necessary-----
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: That was to allow people to get planning permission. It was not retrospective.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: The Minister is probably trying to get the green vote in County Kilkenny. It has no Green Deputy. That is probably a good move. Until such time as the standards are published and everyone knows what we are dealing with, we cannot allow a situation in which inspectors are allowed onto property without the owners' written consent or warrants from the District Court. I fail to understand why...
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: What is wrong with the EPA? Why would the Minister not listen to it?
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: Why can we not have a commonsensical debate on this issue? We are being accused of scaremongering,-----
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: -----but we are not getting any information. We are being told that standards will be introduced, they will be fine and no one need worry about anything. The fact of the matter is that we have not seen the standards or the maintenance plans to which people must adhere, yet inspectors will be allowed to conduct selective inspections. Does this mean that some or all septic tanks will be...
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: How many?
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: How many?
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: Of the 440,000 septic tanks, how many will be inspected?
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: How many will be inspected?
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: What does that mean?