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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: There are members from the group water schemes who are members of the Public Water Forum as well and have an input from that perspective.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Do you have a question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Can you get to it please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: We can follow up on that. We will contact Irish Water about that and get that information for the Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Please do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I thank Deputy Ó Broin for his patience.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Approximately six weeks ago, the Department gave us a paper on the rural water funding programme which set out in detail the four areas of funding available and the capital grants and operational cost subsidies available for each. I suggest it would be helpful if we went through it in detail. It would be quite important in our deliberations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Deputy, hold on. I want to focus on the question. My good God.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I know what it is like. I am one too.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: We need to move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Those questions have been answered previously before the committee. The Deputy may not have been present.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Ms Graham has previously outlined the Department's plan on public engagement, involving local authority water and community officers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Great. I thank the Public Water Forum, all four of its members. We very much appreciate their attendance. It was very helpful. I also thank the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government for helping us again today. I propose now to go into private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Right2Water (21 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: We are now resuming in public session. I wish to draw the attention of witnesses to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. However, if they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and they continue to so do, they are entitled...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Right2Water (21 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I need to proceed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Right2Water (21 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Mr Gibney can speak for two minutes because I will not have an opportunity to invite Deputy Ó Broin in and I want to give him the chance to ask a question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Right2Water (21 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I do not think individuals should be mentioned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Right2Water (21 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I really want to proceed. I want to call on Deputy Ó Broin. I will have to wind up the meeting because we have to go into private session. I ask Deputy Ó Broin to be very brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Right2Water (21 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I want to move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Right2Water (21 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Ask the question. Never mind the relevance around it.