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Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: Why are people being asked to reregister after five years? It just does not make sense. If something does not make sense, it is reasonable to ask if there is some ulterior motive for making people reregister. People make a lifetime investment in their homes and I cannot understand why this timeframe be put on them. Why put any timeframe on it? Having said that, I think the amendment of...

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: Not at all. That is disgraceful.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: It is.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: The Minister and his colleagues voted against a lot of things.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: Does the Minister want me to bring up every single Bill-----

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: -----that the Government parties voted against when they were in Opposition?

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: I explained the reasons earlier.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: I have, but if he asks me questions I will give him the answers.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: To follow up on the point made by Senator Ó Clochartaigh, the Minister said that the logic for the initial registration is to ensure that we have a database, which will allow us to carry out inspections and checks. He said the purpose of the initial registration was to get basic information - I have no difficulty with that - and that the re-registration was to get more information and allow...

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: I will wait for the Minister to respond.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: People will make changes to their systems. This is possible, it will happen and I accept what the Minister is saying but if more information is needed to update the system it must be done through the inspection process.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: The Minister is saying that one in every six properties will be inspected. If on foot of an inspection there has been a change then why not simply update the system at that stage?

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: We are referring to substantial work as opposed to minor repairs.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: There is common ground between what the Opposition and the Minister are saying. We all accept the bona fides of his logic for this part of the Bill, except that if substantial changes are made to a system then it makes sense for the system to be updated. I assume the point Senator Ó Clochartaigh was making referred to every change or minor repair made. The Minister was referring to...

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: I cannot understand then why the Minister will not accept the amendment. He said he may look at this in the form of a regulation-----

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: Why not accept the amendment?

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: Why not accept the amendment?

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: Why not?

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: Why not accept the amendment?

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

David Cullinane: It is not the same result. It is entirely different. The Minister is being disingenuous.