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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Minister cannot have it both ways. He told me earlier it is about checking that the water-----

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: This has been a long debate but I am fairly clear about what was said earlier because I tried to labour the point. We discussed houses that were built 20, 30 or 40 years ago. I understand the Minister said if the water coming out of such systems was of an EPA standard to be laid down it did not matter what the systems were or how they worked as long as they conformed to the guidelines in...

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: That is not what the Minister said earlier.

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: If I improve my system-----

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: What is being tested, the water or the systems?

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is worth making the point that we do take the Minister's word. I appreciate the amount of discussion on the Bill tonight which has been useful but we have had about five different Ministers for the environment in the past number of years. This Minister might get a promotion and move on to bigger and better things in the near future which is the reason it is important that this be...

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It was French and not German.

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I will speak in Irish, so Members may wish to put on their earphones. Is dóigh go dtagann ceist an táille go bun an scéil maidir leis an cur i gcoinne atá ag Sinn Féin i dtaobh an Bille seo. Táimid glan i gcoinne an táille seo a bheith curtha ar ghnáth muintir na tíre ar an mbunús gur dóigh linn nach bhfuil siad in ann é a iompar faoi láthair. Ceapaim go gceapann an tAire nach...

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Absolutely. Baineann sé leis an táille. Baineann an táille seo le airgead a bhailiú don Stát. Táthar ag caint ar €50 breise a chur ar ghnáth muintir na tíre atá ag cónaí i Luimneach, i gConamara agus ar fud na tíre. Bhí cruinnithe poiblí ar siúl agus an pointe mór a bhí ag daoine ag na cruinnithe sin ná nach mbeadh siad ábalta é seo a íoc. Níl siad in ann chuige...

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Sin an pointe a bhí á dhéanamh agam a Sheanadóir nuair a bhí mé ag caint faoi na moltaí atá déanta ag Sinn Féin maidir leis an réamhbhuiséad. Bhí muid ag iarraidh díospóireachta faoi sin. Baineann an díospóireacht le cé as a bhfuil muid ag fáil an airgid agus cá bhfuil muid ag cur béime. An bhfuil muid ag cur béime ar tuilleadh chostais a chur ar ghnáth dhaoine nó...

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: No, it is not.

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an méid atá á rá ag an Aire. Tá sé ag gealladh go leor agus ag tabhairt an-soiléiriú anocht. Sílim go bhfuil an díospóireacht seo go maith agus thar a bheith cuimsitheach. Is iontach an rud é deis ceart cainte agus deis ceart labhartha a fháil ar ceisteanna tromchúiseacha den chineál seo. Tá mé amhrasach faoin alt beag a deireann "contains such other...

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Tá súil agam go mbeidh saol fada ag an Aire atá againn faoi láthair. Tuigeann sé an phointe atá á dhéanamh agam. Sílim nach bhfuil gá leis an alt seo sa Bhille. Tá sé ag fágáil rudaí i bhfad ró-oscailte. Má tá rudaí breise le cur le hAcht, ba chóir go dtiocfadh an Acht sin ar ais go dtí Tithe an Oireachtais - an Seanad agus an Dáil - ionas go mbeimid in ann na rudaí...

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I worry about the promises made by the Government, in particular the pre-election promises.

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: If the Minister wants to go that far, let us talk about some of the pre-election promises that have been made and reneged on. We will not bring that into the debate. It is important that the Minister reconsiders his decision and supports the amendment. It leaves things far too wide open in terms of responsibility and if changes to the Bill are to be made their implications should be...

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I agree with Senator Landy that this has been a very good debate and the clarification is very useful. It seems that the Government representatives create more questions than answers. I seek clarification on the Minister's statement that all houses are covered under the information to be gathered in respect of this amendment.

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It relates to one of the amendments we put forward which were ruled out of order. The Bill as it stands refers to domestic wastewater systems. I ask the Minister to clarify the information that will be gathered on these registration forms. What is classified as a domestic wastewater system? The definition being used in the Bill might be a tad loose. The debate in the media and in the...

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am just asking for clarification.

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I am making a very valid point and I wanted to raise it. I am being quite honest.

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

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: They are domestic and they have wastewater-----