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

Brian Ó Domhnaill: How are we expected to vote on something if we do not know what the criteria will be? The Bill provides that the Minister will take it in by regulation which would mean that after the Bill is passed the Minister will sign in by regulation, maintenance servicing and operating guidelines to be agreed, I assume, between the EPA and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local...

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

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I will look after them as well, as I always do. There are 475,000 people with these systems and they will not all come to me, Senator Harte or other Members of the House. If they did, we would not be in here. The Irish Rural Dwellers Association has raised this as major fear. The IFA has also raised this as a fear and I had a long discussion with its environment committee chairman on this...

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

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Perhaps he might clarify that. There is still an issue with hidden costs associated with making an application when we do not know what the application form is yet. We have the application available in the North of Ireland that must be filled in and sent to Northern Ireland Water. There is much to be filled in on that form, but the form we expect people to fill, if this Bill is passed,...

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

Brian Ó Domhnaill: This amendment relates to the advisory notice. We propose a change in the Act by a regulation. This notice will be a notification to water services authorities that a treatment system is causing or is likely to cause a risk to human health or to the environment. The authority must issue an advisory notice within 21 days. I assume the inspector would make a visit prior to the notice being...

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

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I know there was a regulation. A very odd process was adopted for a regulation that was signed by the two Ministers, Deputies Hogan and Coveney, on 8 September 2011, whereby the wetlands directive was signed into regulation.

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

Brian Ó Domhnaill: That is an example where public consultation began afterwards. That is putting the cart before the horse. We are pressing the amendment. We believe it is only right and proper that the specifics in regard to this will be discussed before the Oireachtas. A situation cannot be left wide open and open-ended regarding the signing of a regulation. I do not point the finger in particular at the...

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

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I move amendment No. 5: In page 4, line 37, after "systems')" to insert "apart from county Cavan". I am suggesting an amendment to the proposed new section 70B(1), which provides that "each water services authority shall establish and maintain a register of domestic waste water treatment systems situated within its functional area". In general, we have no problem with that. If the register...

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

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I am referring to the services authority, the register of domestic wastewater treatment systems and whether Cavan met the directive's standards. The 1996 guidelines set by the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, would satisfy the European Court of Justice. It actually referred to this arrangement in its ruling. It would also be less of a financial burden on the taxpayer if a grant scheme...

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

Brian Ó Domhnaill: On a point of order, that is misleading and false. The Minister is going away from the facts.

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

Brian Ó Domhnaill: The Minister is way out of line. He has not listened to a word we said.

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

Brian Ó Domhnaill: The Minister should read our amendments. We propose grants, not fees. He is disallowing them anyway.

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

Brian Ó Domhnaill: We are proposing an 85% grant for all the people of the country, including those in County Cavan. The Minister should read our amendments.

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

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I am not embarrassed.

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

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Tá an cosúlacht air go bhfuil-----

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

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Is Éireannach mise. I am an Irish citizen-----

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

Brian Ó Domhnaill: -----and I am entitled to speak in Irish in the House if I so wish.

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

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I will also make my contribution in English-----

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

Brian Ó Domhnaill: -----given that the Minister objects to me speaking in Irish.

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

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Is the Minister objecting to me speaking in Irish? An féidir liom glacadhleis go bhfuil an t-Aire i gcoinne mé a bheith ag labhairt i nGaeilge i dTeach an Oireachtais?

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

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Tá lúcháir orm go bhfuil soiléiriú faighte air sin. Tá an Seanadóir Ó Clochartaigh ag éisteacht leis an soiléiriú sin chomh maith. Tá Gaeilge mhaith aige-sin agus ag go leor Seanadóirí anseo. Tá pleidhcíocht agus cluichí ag dul ar aghaidh anseo. Tá leasú fíor-thábhachtach molta agam féin agus ag mo chomhleacaithe ar an mBille seo i dtaca le Comhairle Contae an...