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- Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)
Barry Cowen: The Minister of State, despite his efforts to answer Members' questions, has not addressed them specifically. The Minister of State has acknowledged that poverty proofing of this proposal has not been completed. He also acknowledged that a package, in terms of the method and means by which the regulator will set a price, is not yet with the regulator.
- Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)
Barry Cowen: Perhaps, but there is nothing in place for the regulator now should this legislation be passed today. I acknowledge the commitment of the previous Government in regard to water charges. The Government has been in office now for two years. I would have expected it to have made a conscious decision at this stage to stop blaming the previous Government for everything. It is not wearing with...
- Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)
Barry Cowen: That is what the Minister of State said. He can correct the record if he wishes.
- Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)
Barry Cowen: This legislation is not complete. The Government is seeking approval of this legislation in the absence of it being poverty proofed and so on. I do not believe I have misunderstood what the Minister of State said.
- Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)
Barry Cowen: All I am asking is for the Minister of State to confirm or deny.
- Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)
Barry Cowen: How then can the Government poverty proof it?
- Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)
Barry Cowen: It is a secret.
- Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)
Barry Cowen: It is something similar in Fine Gael's structure.
- Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)
Barry Cowen: I did not know the Minister of State was a member.
- Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)
Barry Cowen: I am a bit worried - I heard he was.
- Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)
Barry Cowen: The Minister of State gave commitments when he set this up.
- Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)
Barry Cowen: That is fine - no problem.
- Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)
Barry Cowen: Like Deputy Stanley, I am disappointed that many of the amendments have been ruled out of order. Having said that, I wish to raise the point being made specifically within these amendments in respect of the poverty-proofing issue. To elaborate on this, it is necessary to revert to the costs associated with setting up Irish Water. To that end, I sought on Committee Stage confirmation and...
- Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)
Barry Cowen: Up to 2017. I do not how long metering will take so I do not know how long the service agreement will last. Will it be from today or next year? Will there be a one-year arrangement? I do not know and many of the staff do not know either. Many of them do not know where they will stand in 2018 considering that the Minister of State is saying the first agreement is to last until 2017. Is...
- Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2013)
Barry Cowen: Hear, hear.
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)
Barry Cowen: The Tánaiste did not even show up for a vote.
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)
Barry Cowen: Answer the question.
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)
Barry Cowen: Where is the audit of the-----
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)
Barry Cowen: Commencing water metering.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (7 Mar 2013)
Barry Cowen: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the response rate to the most recent 38 parental surveys on school patronage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11970/13]