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- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: Yes. The Minister, Deputy Howlin, and his two ministerial colleagues are not stooges.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: They are just acting like that. Deputy Healy made a proposal and I, according to the Standing Order and in the proper way, want to make that proposal formally. Standing Order 23(2) states: "A motion that a sitting be suspended for a period may at any time be made, by permission of the Ceann Comhairle, and without notice. Such motion shall fix the period of suspension." I propose that the...
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: I do not think tomorrow is time enough for the Deputies.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: Since we have made absolutely no progress over two hours, it will take a little bit more than overnight. I propose that the Dáil adjourn until 2 p.m. on Tuesday-----
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: -----and that the Government return with the answers that will facilitate this crucial debate to continue. I formally move.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: If the Minister had come up front immediately and said that in fact his departmental advisers or number crunchers had figured out that there are 1,650,000 households in the State which are entitled to the €100 grant, if he had said that is €1,300,000 and then told us his Department estimates that 350,000 households will refuse to pay and therefore will not be entitled to the...
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: There is a gulag somewhere.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: Go away and-----
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: I can clarify the issue now and he can deal with it. I am confident he can. According to the 2011 census, in this-----
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: In 2011 there were 1,649,408 permanent private households. It has not altered that much since then. At €100 per household, that would be €164 million. I ask the Minister to clarify, please.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: Right, we know that.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: That is 1.64 million.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: What happens-----
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: We are going round in circles.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: There are 700,000 houses.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: Is the Minister saying there are 700,000 holiday houses in the country?
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: Is he saying that?
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: I keep asking the same question.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: It is wrong.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: The census-----