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Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: In respect of one of the elements that goes into the cost of the water to the taxpayer, will the initial costs of the set-up be included in that?

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: Can Mr. McGowan explain how the ongoing capital expenditure will feed into it?

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: How often would that be reviewed?

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: Considering all we have gone through in the past 48 hours, could Irish Water have been set up with better value or more cheaply?

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: Will the CER be making a judgement such as that in that full analysis?

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: What happens if the CER thinks that good value was not achieved?

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: What happens to that additional cost?

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: If that was the case, could Mr. Tierney tell me how Irish Water would foot the bill?

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: So it will be the taxpayer again?

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: On that basis, if the regulator is not happy with the value and the charges, it will not pass it on to the consumer but go back to Irish Water.

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: I am going back on the basis of the set-up and what will be passed on to the consumer. The point I am getting at is that if the regulator sees a certain element of this that perhaps was not good value or should not have been included, it will not pass it on. It goes back to Irish Water, which is going to pass it on to the taxpayer.

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: Will Bord Gáis not take that hit?  If the costs are not passed to the consumer because the regulator does not believe they represent value for money, will Bord Gáis or the taxpayer pick up the tab?

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: Does Mr. Tierney envisage an issue arising with the regulator?

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: Irish Water took over on 1 January. What is its current role in respect of local authorities? What, for example, is the current standing of Irish Water with regard to water services section of Galway County Council?

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: If Galway County Council has a water services plan for the next two years, will it stay intact under Irish Water?

Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: When Irish Water was initially established, it pursued a massive public relations campaign to explain what was coming down the road. Can it do the same in regard to explaining the set up costs in a simple way? It could explain how each euro and cent has been spent in a way that allows taxpayers to understand where the money went and why Irish Water, the regulator and the Department believes...

Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: This legislation represents the enactment of a provision of the Finance Bill 2011 to extend betting duty to remote betting and online betting. It establishes the necessary infrastructure or regime for collection of this tax. It will be an offence to take a bet from an Irish person by remote means unless the betting facility has a bookmaker's licence or remote betting intermediary's licence....

Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on this important issue. The establishment of Irish Water aims to modernise the way water services are delivered throughout the country. Water is a most valuable natural resource and must be protected because it is critical to the health and well-being of our citizens and the environment. I welcome the Government commitment to...

Charities (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Private Members]: Second Stage (21 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for giving me the opportunity to speak on this issue, even for a short time. I welcome the Bill and even though I may not be able to support it, it certainly is in the right area. While I greatly welcome the Minister's statement that there will be a regulator with a proper department, the biggest problem in this regard brings us back to a point made by...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Delays (21 Jan 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 340. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2411/14]