Results 5,681-5,700 of 7,126 for speaker:Alan Farrell
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2016: Minister for Justice and Equality (25 Jan 2017)
Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister and Deputy O'Callaghan for their Bills. I will be very brief. I just wish to cover a couple of concerns I have, some of which I share with colleagues across all parties and they also touch on some of the observations made by the Minister. I have a fundamental problem with the idea of a lay majority for a multitude of reasons. On the concept of a level of probity...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Irish Water and Commission for Energy Regulation (12 Jan 2017)
Alan Farrell: If Deputy Cullinane is going to take that approach, I would like to mimic it. I suggested that the sets of questions that have been asked be answered and that Cullinane come in afterwards.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Irish Water and Commission for Energy Regulation (12 Jan 2017)
Alan Farrell: I thank our guests for attending. I appreciate that Mr. McNicholas efficiently covered the question of the €100 million savings benchmark. Some of my questions relate specifically to the contractual position that has been reported in the media on metering, which I am not entirely sure is the case. Perhaps Mr. McNicholas can clarify that. Irish Water entered into a contractual...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Irish Water and Commission for Energy Regulation (12 Jan 2017)
Alan Farrell: Okay. Some 884,000 meters have been installed so, give or take, 116,000 meters have yet to be installed. I understand that the total cost of installation is €465 million, which, I appreciate, based on a wholly inappropriate average, works out at €526 per meter. The installation of the remaining 332,000 meters would - on the basis that meters cannot be installed in 20% of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Irish Water and Commission for Energy Regulation (12 Jan 2017)
Alan Farrell: Of the 330,000 plus remaining households that can have meters installed, would it be fair to say that these are properties in which it is slightly more difficult to install meters?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Irish Water and Commission for Energy Regulation (12 Jan 2017)
Alan Farrell: Based on experience and knowledge of metering gained over the past two and a half years, the potential cost of on-demand metering to Irish Water would be in excess of the current average cost per unit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Irish Water and Commission for Energy Regulation (12 Jan 2017)
Alan Farrell: In regard to district metering, Mr. Grant mentioned earlier that a district is made up of 1,500 houses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Irish Water and Commission for Energy Regulation (12 Jan 2017)
Alan Farrell: My earlier question was specific to Irish Water's funding requirements and capital plans. I will take as an example the single biggest water supply pipe in the country, which, if I am not mistaken, is in Dartry in Dublin. The delegates should correct me if I am wrong. The pipe is more than 100 years old and could collapse at any moment. The total capital cost, the potential impact on more...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Irish Water and Commission for Energy Regulation (12 Jan 2017)
Alan Farrell: I thought it was Dartry.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Irish Water and Commission for Energy Regulation (12 Jan 2017)
Alan Farrell: Funding is spent on the same things. While I know where the Deputy is coming from, he is referring to the name of this committee rather than domestic water metering. Irish Water does not differentiate between the two sources of funding. It is the same money.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Irish Water and Commission for Energy Regulation (12 Jan 2017)
Alan Farrell: I know where the Deputy is coming from and I agree with him but-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2016)
Alan Farrell: We will have to wait and see. Do we have an idea of the routine rotation of the board of NCAD or was there a clear-out as a result of the previous report?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2016)
Alan Farrell: I see.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2016)
Alan Farrell: Is it envisaged that the committee will be meeting on 12 January?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2016)
Alan Farrell: The Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services is sitting that afternoon and I am a member of that committee so-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (14 Dec 2016)
Alan Farrell: Sure.
- Personal Explanation by Member (7 Dec 2016)
Alan Farrell: I am sorry to interrupt, but I wish to raise a point of order. Deputy Adams-----
- Personal Explanation by Member (7 Dec 2016)
Alan Farrell: The Ceann Comhairle has not heard what I have to say.
- Personal Explanation by Member (7 Dec 2016)
Alan Farrell: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. It is entirely appropriate, given the fact that Deputy Adams has been afforded the opportunity to explain to the House his involvement and-or discussions with individuals relating to this case, that the two other individuals who are Members of this House who he himself has named-----
- Personal Explanation by Member (7 Dec 2016)
Alan Farrell: -----and whose names are already in the public domain,-----