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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Luke Flanagan: The delegates have not told us that and it is important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Luke Flanagan: I know that my bill would arrive on time and that someone would be sent after me if I did not pay it, but would I be able to drink the water? What will Irish Water do to ensure I would be able to do so?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Luke Flanagan: What a waste of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Luke Flanagan: We cannot criticise them, can we Deputy Corcoran Kennedy? The Deputy can cheer them on, if she wishes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Luke Flanagan: I have just been criticised by a member on the Government side for criticising this man here. I have every right-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Luke Flanagan: Will Mr. Tierney stand over what I read to the committee - evidence that financial management, as part of project management in the environment and engineering department, of this project has been weak? His work and what he is involved in have been described as "weak".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Luke Flanagan: This is one of the big issues. We are talking about water and Mr. Tierney is in charge of it. The word "weak" has been used.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Luke Flanagan: If one gets a "weak" report in school, one repeats the year, but Mr. Tierney gets €200,000 a year. What is he going to do about this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Luke Flanagan: Will he answer it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Luke Flanagan: I will, as long as he addresses the issue of being "weak".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Luke Flanagan: Would that be above and beyond "weak"?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Luke Flanagan: My respect is based on my constituents and the fact that they must drink piss. I want something to be done about this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Luke Flanagan: My children will be poisoned if they drink his product and he has been adjudged to be "weak". Will he address that question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Luke Flanagan: I do not think Mr. Tierney has answered it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Luke Flanagan: Through the Chair-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Luke Flanagan: Surely we should deal with what Mr. Tierney has presented to us today. Of course, there is the thorny issue of how the moneys were spent, but there were a couple of little sweeteners such as there would be jobs and that the water quality problem would be solved. If these are included, they must be discussed. Mr. Tierney has not dealt with the water quality issue. In regard to jobs, he was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Luke Flanagan: Jobs are going.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Luke Flanagan: It is quite obvious, having listened to Mr. Tierney, that there was a big hoo-ha because people did not know this money was being spent, but the Government knew it was being spent. It is very handy to dish all of the dirt on Irish Water as that is how things work in this country. The HSE was set up in order that we could dish the dirt on somebody else when it came to health matters. That...

Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (19 Dec 2013)

Luke Flanagan: The website of the Consumers' Association of Ireland, under its "Know your rights" section, states:Under the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act 1980, anything you buy from a retailer must be:- of merchantable quality - fit for its normal purpose, and reasonably durable[.]As this is the water services Bill, I imagine that this service should come under these provisions as well. It...

Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (19 Dec 2013)

Luke Flanagan: Done.