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Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Seán Barrett: Amendments Nos. 10, 13, 16, 20 to 22, inclusive, and 24 are related and may be discussed together.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Seán Barrett: To which amendment is the Deputy speaking?

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Seán Barrett: Amendment No. 15 is not included in the group of amendments under discussion.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Seán Barrett: Amendment No. 15 relates to boil water notices.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Seán Barrett: Yes, and that refers to circumstances where "a dwelling is in receipt of one service in respect of water services provided by Irish Water".

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Seán Barrett: When we have disposed of the amendments.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Seán Barrett: Amendments Nos. 11 and 12 are out of order.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Seán Barrett: Amendments Nos. 14 and 15 are out of order.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Seán Barrett: If Members are leaving the Chamber, they should please do so quietly. The Deputy is on his feet.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Seán Barrett: Members have a right to discuss a section but may not repeat what has already been stated with regard to various amendments. In other words, if amendments to a section have been dealt with, we cannot go back over them. I say this to clarify what people are entitled to say when speaking to the section.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Seán Barrett: I will put the question.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Seán Barrett: Once we do not repeat what has already been said.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Seán Barrett: We cannot deal with local issues in a Bill of this type. If it was the case, every Deputy could raise-----

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Seán Barrett: Please understand that this is Committee Stage of a Bill.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Seán Barrett: 7 o’clock I have to again ask for the Deputy's co-operation. On a Committee Stage debate on a section of a Bill, having gone through all the amendments, we cannot engage in questioning about costs or anything else. It is not in accordance with Standing Orders.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Seán Barrett: It is not relevant to the legislation. It will not change the legislation.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Seán Barrett: There is no amendment. We are dealing with the section. The amendments to that section have already been dealt with. We are talking about the principle of the section.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Seán Barrett: I have to again interrupt. This is not Question Time, it is a Committee Stage discussion on a Bill. We have dealt with all the amendments to the section. We are now dealing with the section. The Deputy cannot go on asking questions about costs and so on. That is not suitable when we are debating the section. I ask the Deputy to please read the salient rulings and Standing Orders.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Seán Barrett: It is not up to the Deputy to be answering questions from Ministers or anybody else. This is not a debate on the section.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Seán Barrett: In a Committee Stage debate when discussing the section Deputies do not discuss matters that have already been raised during the course of the debate on that section by way of amendments. Those are the Standing Orders.