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Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy may have won that argument if he had been knocking around at the time. I note Deputy Fitzmaurice has left the Chamber. The amendment would insert in the Constitution references to aquifers, rivers, septic tanks, hosepipes in backyards and companies in my constituency which draw water from the ground and bottle and sell it to consumers.

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: It does not define what should be placed under national control.

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: Is it rain, rivers, aquifers and pipes?

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: While Deputy Donnelly clearly has a problem with people who live in the country and provide their own water or pay for group water schemes-----

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: I cannot understand the reason the Deputies opposite are so anti-rural and want to treat rural dwellers differently. Since the foundation of the State, successive Governments have treated people in rural areas as second class citizens. This is the first time ever-----

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am surprised at Deputy Healy as he comes from a rural constituency. I hope he will encourage everyone in south Tipperary with a well to avail of the €100 grant. 8 o’clock He is already printing the leaflets. This is a clumsy attempt by the Opposition to try to gain some sort of kudos with the public in regard to one element they may have had a genuine concern about. I...

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: One of the concerns raised with me about the concept of holding a plebiscite or a constitutional referendum is how it would affect rural people. I note with surprise the contributions of Deputies Denis Naughten and Michael Fitzmaurice, as well as other Opposition Deputies from rural constituencies such as Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly whose constituency is substantially rural. They did not...

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: Deputy Ryan would be the first night.

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: Maybe those hawks are in a special protection area.

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: Deputy Coppinger has missed a few votes herself.

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: I suppose Deputy Shane Ross over there is one.

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: You might be in the Chair yourself sometime, Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Tourism Industry: Discussion (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: What would an increase in employer’s PRSI to 15.75% have meant to the industry?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Tourism Industry: Discussion (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: The next time someone says employers' PRSI should go up, the federation will issue a statement saying "not".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Tourism Industry: Discussion (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: Deputy Dessie Ellis had better watch out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Tourism Industry: Discussion (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: -----in regard to the Irish consumer. Deputy Griffin made a good point, that we have a poor record on bringing people back into Ireland from overseas. I wonder whether the two are related. Another issue that was relayed to us, and we would be failing in our job if we did not bring it up here, is proficiency in English. An issue was raised a while ago about training. People like to have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Tourism Industry: Discussion (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: Apologies for being late. I welcome the participants. I am an unashamed supporter of publicans and pubs. We are endangered species in this place at present because they are being blamed for all the social ills. The irresponsible behaviour of some people in regard to alcohol, particularly from a road traffic point of view, is something that nobody would condone. That being said, there...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Land Issues (17 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 276. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the names of townlands in County Limerick that have designated lands for the protection of the habitat of the hen harrier; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48626/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harrier Special Protection Areas (16 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: It is important to point out that the washing of the hands in public is all very well and good but the reality is that these people are living with a problem that was created under the negotiations carried out by the Irish Government at the time when the directive was being drawn up by the European Commission. We can talk all we want about irrelevant issues such as whether we remain in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harrier Special Protection Areas (16 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: That type of debate is pointless and of no worth to today's discussion. The people concerned are now living with the decision of the then Government which signed them up to this and withdrew the compensation package. I would like to outline the reason it is important this committee review this matter. In regard to the eligibility criteria for the single farm payment, the European...