Results 8,221-8,240 of 14,706 for speaker:Phil Hogan
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: You did not.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: It is â¬2,000 per house. You did it in CLÃR areas only.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: The Deputy restricted it to people in his constituency in the west. I will look at the position in the rest of the country.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: They are not in it now. Where are they?
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: We did not. The Deputy did.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: I am addressing the nonsense to which I have been listening for 35 hours.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: The Deputy should not mention sewerage schemes when he could not even have his own in Kilgarvan included as a priority in Kerry County Council.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: I cannot fund the scheme in Kilgarvan if Kerry County Council has not prioritised it.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: Deputy Michael Creed made a very valid point. We are fortunate that the regulations proposed by the previous Government fell with the general election; otherwise some of the costs about which Deputy Troy heard last night would have been introduced. It would cost â¬10,000 to complete the necessary upgrades; every septic tank would be inspected and we would have to comply with the 2009 EPA...
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: The Deputy can write to me about it. I would like to conclude by addressing the points made by Deputy Mick Wallace. I cannot guess what the cost of remediation will be, unlike what he is trying to do.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: The Deputy mentioned a figure of â¬2,000.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: He is an expert at misinformation. He has been picking numbers off the top of his head for the last six months. We are concentrating on areas of high risk. The issue of financial support will be considered when we know the extent of the problem. We will not know this until inspections have been carried out. The spirit of the amendment tabled by Deputy Collins meets exactly what I...
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: I would like to be able to accept the amendment, but I have been told that the wording is not in line with the advice of the Attorney General.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: That is the Deputy's problem.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: We need the legislation to do that.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: The Deputy will know when the regulations are being implemented. The number of inspections carried out in 2013 will indicate the level of hardship or otherwise in complying with the regulations. Only then can we consider the question of financial assistance that will be required.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: It is not; it is prudent. I will repeat that I do not envisage anybody being in financial difficulty because of this. Mechanisms are in place to help people, but we cannot assess the matter properly until the inspections are carried out and we see the extent of the problem.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: Then the Deputy should be honest about what he was proposing.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: Read the file.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: I have already responded.