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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Irish Water and Commission for Energy Regulation (12 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: In regard to efficiencies, does the removal of direct customers change the potential in meeting efficiency targets? That question is directed to the regulator in terms of his contention that they will reach 20% and have reached 14% to date. In the regulator's estimation and based on the indicative figures provided to him by Irish Water to date, will the cessation of the water metering...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Irish Water and Commission for Energy Regulation (12 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: It is interesting to hear Mr. Grant state that in the years from 2000 to 2010, some €130 million was spent on district metering as a form of leakage detection and that one now sees district metering as part of an overall solution and a great percentage of it in doing the same thing. What percentage was spent then compared with what has been spent since or is likely to be spent? Was a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Irish Water and Commission for Energy Regulation (12 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: What funding remains committed by Irish Water for the provision of district metering considering that it is the road it will travel from now on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Irish Water and Commission for Energy Regulation (12 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: On top of what Irish Water has done and on top of the €130 million between 2000 and 2010?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Irish Water and Commission for Energy Regulation (12 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: The spend on domestic metering, therefore, was huge in comparison.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Irish Water and Commission for Energy Regulation (12 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: The bottom line is that it is cheaper for the State to borrow.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Irish Water and Commission for Energy Regulation (12 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: End of story.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Irish Water and Commission for Energy Regulation (12 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: That is in the case of full compliance. It is not estimated or actual on the basis of customers having paid.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Irish Water and Commission for Energy Regulation (12 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: The cost to the State and to Irish Water are two different things. Is that not correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Irish Water and Commission for Energy Regulation (12 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: The cost to the State is different. Irish Water collects the charge and that determines how much the State pays in subvention thereafter. There is a water conservation grant that has been done away with too. For fear that people might think there is a €270 million loss to the State, that is not necessarily the case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Irish Water and Commission for Energy Regulation (12 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: It has been stopped.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Irish Water and Commission for Energy Regulation (12 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: Yes.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: Perhaps the Minister's last sentence confirmed this. He said earlier that he had an agreement with the Department of Justice and Equality to work with it with a view to bringing forward the sort of legislation we wished to see and we had hoped would be provided by virtue of our amendment and that we achieved in the Seanad, to which the Minister alluded. Can the Minister confirm that the...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: On that basis, we will withdraw the amendment but acknowledge the Minister's commitment to provide that in writing to us.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: I move amendment No. 3 to amendment No. 68:In section 24A(2), to delete “no later than 2 weeks” and substitute “no later than 1 week”. The Minister accepted amendments Nos. 3 and 4 to amendment No. 68 earlier.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: We are supportive of that amendment.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: I move amendment No. 4 to amendment No. 68:In section 24A(3), to delete “As soon as practicable” and substitute “Within 2 weeks”.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: I move amendment No. 5 to amendment No. 68: In section 24A(4), to delete “and” at the end of paragraph (a) and substitute “or”.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: I wish to speak on amendment No. 100. Fianna Fáil wishes to raise the issue that in the case where a receiver is appointed, the same receiver would have the same obligations as a landlord, as per the various rules, regulations and obligations that are in the legislation in this instance. It is my understanding that the Minister may have legal opinion to suggest otherwise. If that is...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: Does the Minister commit to a definition by the RTB on this issue?