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Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Can we speak about matters unrelated to the Bill?

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: On a point of order, may I take up something the Deputy said?

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: The Acting Chairman has just allowed somebody-----

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: ----- to accuse people outside Leinster House of being fascists.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: There was no need to allow Deputy Alan Shatter to speak in the debate.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: The Acting Chairman allowed Deputy Alan Shatter to describe people outside Leinster House as fascists. Will the Acting Chairman ask the Deputy to withdraw that remark?

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I am taking part in the debate.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Deputy Alan Shatter was allowed to say whatever he liked.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Will the Acting Chairman allow the debate to be conducted properly?

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Is the Minister of State allowed to intervene all the time?

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: He might answer the question.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Could we get a copy of that speech because there was a lot of information about this financial transfer and it would have been helpful if it had been handed out in advance?

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I know how you feel.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I am sorry if I missed some of the Minister of State's contribution so I may be repeating myself, but it has been a very long day. I would like the Minister of State to dwell on one point. I asked why the Government was taking this money. Unfortunately, we still do not have the Minister of State's speech so it is very difficult to deal with some of the issues when we do not have that...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: That is because it has nothing to do with the amendments.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I wish to take up a point the Minister of State made when he attacked the Opposition for not mentioning or dealing with the issue of rural dwellers.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: It does not pertain to any of the amendments tabled this evening. Since the Minister of State has opened up the debate, I will take up the issue. Dividing rural and urban dwellers is the Minister of State's stock in trade.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil rely on it sometimes, as does the Labour Party when it suits it. We have always called for the idea that anyone who can be should be linked into a public water network. Attempts should be made to do that in rural areas. People should be brought into the public system as much as possible. Where it is not possible, people should be given grants for payments...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: ----- but this position was put forward 20 years ago because we did not want a rural-urban divide then. If Irish Water is let loose and takes legs in the way the Minister of State would like it to, it will not be long before it takes control of rural group water schemes. Everyone will have to pay something towards Irish Water. In case the Minister of State thinks that is unlikely, it is...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: The members of Government then whinge that we are boring them and keeping them in the House. I have a nine year old at home who wants to see me-----