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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: That is approximate, in fairness, but it is approximately €1.2 billion.

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 gives a good indication in answer to the Deputy'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: The Deputy has made his point.

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: Please allow Ms Graham to answer the 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: It would be very helpful if the committee were to receive that information. I thank the representatives of the Departments for their assistance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Business of Joint Committee (12 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: We are now in public session. Apologies have been received from Deputy Ó Broin who is being substituted by Deputy Cullinane, Senator Grace O'Sullivan who is substituted by Senator Ruane, Senator Coffey who is being substituted by Senator Richmond, and Deputy Willie O'Dea. I also note that Deputy Barry is substituting for Deputy Paul Murphy. At the request of the broadcasting and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Business of Joint Committee (12 Jan 2017)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I thank Deputy Heydon. It is not sufficient for members to put their phones on silent mode as this will maintain the level of interference with the broadcasting system. In accordance with the standard procedures agreed by the Committee on Procedure and Privileges for paperless committees, all documentation for the meeting has been circulated to members on the document database. I now...

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

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: 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 joint committee. If, however, they are directed by it to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and continue to so do, they are entitled thereafter only to qualified privilege in respect of their evidence. They are directed that only evidence...

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

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I ask that members delay posing their questions because I want to invite Dr. McGowan to make his presentation. We can then take questions and answers.

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

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I invite members of the committee to ask questions. I ask them to keep their questions as tight and focused as possible. I also ask the witnesses to be absolutely on the button in their replies because I am trying to get through as much as I can. I will take three questions at a time. We have allocated a time structure for this. I will...

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

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: There is a total of five minutes between the questions and the answers. I would expect the questions to be much shorter to give a chance for an answer. We are timing this carefully.

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

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: We need to move on quickly.

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

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: We are focusing today on the cost of providing the service under the headings of capital expenditure and operational expenditure. I will allow questions in regard to metering only in so far as they relate to capital and operational expenditure because we will be coming back to the metering issue in another session.

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

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: We can and hopefully will invite before the committee witnesses from Irish Water and the Commission for Energy Regulation again on various occasions to deal with particular aspects of the bigger picture.

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

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I do not have a difficulty with that unless anybody else does. Is the committee okay with that?

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

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Is that okay with Deputy Cullinane?

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

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: It is a good point. I will leave it to the witnesses to answer the questions that have been asked and then I will go back directly to Deputy Cullinane.

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

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I want to move on with this because we are going to have a section on conservation and a section on metering. I am really focused on the expenditure side of it, both capital expenditure and operating expenditure. I am also keen to try to give as many people as I can an opportunity to contribute. Is there anything else regarding the questions that were asked? Please focus on the capital.

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

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: We have a particular focus on metering and will have a session and a section on that. I call Deputy Cullinane. Sorry, Mr. McNicholas wants to reply.

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

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Can we get clarity on that? Currently, the cost is approximately €20 million. If it was funded in the long term by the State it would be approximately €5 million. Is that correct?