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- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: Does it provide for what some counties call a restrictor on the pipe or what others call a limiter?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: It allows one to get a drop of water every second but it might take two days to fill an electric kettle. Mr. Tierney could say a customer has not been disconnected. I wish to make the situation clear. It is established local authority practice that water cannot be cut off. When people do not pay their bills the local authorities put a restrictor on the pipe. Mr. Tierney knows that very...
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: I compliment Mr. Tierney on a very good answer to that question. That is it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: Some interesting information has emerged today. The initial funding to get matters up and running was provided by Bord Gáis.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: Based on cost recovery. Was there a margin of profit on that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: No profit. Okay, that is fine. Irish Water was then to be financed by a loan from the National Pensions Reserve Fund. That was probably done with the involvement of the NewERA body. Did any of the organisations involved request details with regard to what was being done or did Irish Water have full control, without any political oversight, at that stage? From what I can gather, Bord...
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: I probably left out the Attorney General and the Office of the Chief State Solicitor.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: There is a lesson here for the future for the Committee of Public Accounts and everyone else. I accept that when it gets up and running, Irish Water will probably be an efficient organisation. I will put questions to the Commission for Energy Regulation on that matter in a moment. I count some 12 organisations or entities that played a role in the establishment of Irish Water but I am sure...
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: How many commercial customers are on the books of Irish Water since it assumed responsibility for the provision of water supplies on 1 January?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: Is it correct that the company hopes to add 1.8 million domestic customers to its books next year?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: So there are already 200,000 customers on the company's books as of today in light of the various agency agreements it has with local authorities. It is important that the public understands that Irish Water is already in business. Members of the public will not really understand that this is the case until they receive bills for their domestic water usage. Will Mr. Tierney confirm -...
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: Water in.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: So there will be a charge for the water people use when they turn on the tap and a separate charge will apply for the water used when they flush the toilet.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: Mr. McGowan just stated that there will be a charge for clean water in.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: So people will be paying twice-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: -----for the same water, namely, when it comes in and when it goes back out.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: And the overall charge will consist of two elements.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: Yes, some people who have septic tanks will not pay the water out charge.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Seán Fleming: Is that just in the context of issuing bills and collecting money?