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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I think Deputy Ó Broin was second to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Was the Deputy second?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: The Deputy may go ahead.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I am sorry but I want to move on and I ask that witnesses keep the answers as brief as possible to give everyone an opportunity. Will Mr. McCarthy give a brief reply to Deputy Ó Broin's question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Would it be possible to get that information in order that we could circulate it to members of the committee?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Can we leave it to Mr. McCarthy to get the information? Would that be okay? I thank Deputy Paul Murphy for his patience.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I thank Ms Graham. The point has been made clear. Will she respond to Deputy Paul Murphy's other questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I thank Ms Graham as a number of other speakers are offering.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Many people have been waiting for a while to come in and I will do my best to get everybody in as quickly as I can. Please be as tight with the questions and replies as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: It is a policy matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Is that not a policy matter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: That is fine. If the witness is not comfortable giving an answer, I accept that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: That is as far as we can get. I thank members for their patience.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I am sorry to interrupt Ms Graham but a significant amount of that is going to come under the section on equity and fairness. I was comfortable allowing the discussion to go on while we were dealing with the assumptions underlying the budget and the business plan. However, if we may, we might defer the discussion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: That is a very valid point. I call Senator Clifford-Lee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Can Ms Graham give an estimate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I thank Ms Graham. The next three questioners are Deputies Lahart, Healy and Brophy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Our brief is the future funding of domestic water but I understand where the Deputy is coming from with his general question on commercial charges. I am okay from that perspective but I ask Mr. McCarthy to keep his reply ring-fenced to our brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Rather than looking at estimates, let us wait until we get the information and we will pass it on to the members of the committee. I will call Deputy Brophy. I will come back to Deputy Ó Broin. We have a few minutes left.