Results 8,301-8,320 of 14,706 for speaker:Phil Hogan
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: In response to Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, I am disappointed to see him take such a line on this issue because his father was a Member of the House for 14 years and his family has been involved in national and local politics for a long time. During that time, when money was plentiful, they failed to have Kilgarvan sewerage scheme included for upgrading.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: I made inquiries.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: I made inquiries about the position in Kilgarvan.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: I will tell the Deputy something he might not know.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: Even though family members were members of Kerry County Council, they did not have it included as a priority project in its wastewater treatment system programme.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: I thought the Healy-Raes controlled everything in Kerry.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: It is nice-----
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: For what?
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: I remind Deputy Michael Healy-Rae who was then a councillor that he failed to ensure his local authority-----
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: A lot of information was imparted on stakeholder consultations and suggestions were made that we should bring in representatives of An Taisce, among others. An Taisce took part in the consultations carried out by the previous Government in 2010.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: The previous Government brought it in.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: We know where it stands, as it made a submission at the time.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: The stakeholders mentioned have been in as part of the consultation process. Deputy Mattie McGrath was an independent Deputy at the time and might not have known this. Fianna Fáil might not have told him about everything that was going on.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: Deputy Martin Ferris has said he likes to tell people the truth, to be upfront and have full information. He did not tell anyone in the House about what he was peddling in north Kerry on charging for private wells, for which he said I would introduce a charge.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: The Deputy said it at a public meeting.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: The Deputy did.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: I challenge Members opposite, if they want to be consulted, to tell me how I can sort out the problem with the European Court of Justice judgment in order that taxpayers in urban and rural Ireland will not have to pay â¬26,000.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: I look forward to hearing the solutions. It was a problem when they were in government.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: No, the Deputy did not.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Jan 2012)
Phil Hogan: The Deputy did nothing about it.