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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: The respondents can answer because they are very professional and they know how to do their job. What I am saying is that we had an incident where we were told that an alarm system was not responded to over an extended period of time. That had a negative impact on 615,000 people. I would just like to know how that can happen. That is an important question to ask. We got an update on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: When was the purchase order placed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Chairman said it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: Perhaps Deputy O'Brien's questions could be answered on his return, if that suits.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have three quick questions - I realise the Senator has not got in yet. The first thing is to go back to the question of the alarm. The EPA report in March indicated an issue with responding to the alarms. I am interested to know how Irish Water and Fingal County Council responded. What was done to try to ensure that that issue of non-response to the alarm that occurred in March, which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: Is that in the capital at the moment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: Will it be compatible then?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: But that will be four years away.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: And on the bottled water?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: Does Irish Water have the same self-selecting methodology for vulnerable customers for bottled water as it does for the text messages, or is there some criterion a person must meet?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: What would be vulnerable? The public will be watching this. Who should be ringing Irish Water?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank Mr. Lemass for the information so far. I am interested to know more of the thinking behind how the Bill is framed at the moment. I suggest that Mr. Lemass might think through some of the issues between now and when amendments are tabled because I am not so sure technical amendments will deal with some of them. We talked the last time about section 38 and in particular the issues...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: Yes, in terms of the RTB but not so much with the Department and the local authorities. That is the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: Let me rephrase the question. This is quite important. The Government sets the policy for legislation. The local authorities are the direct contact with the AHBs in terms of the schemes and so on, but the regulator will have a function around tenancy management, nominations and allocations. What will the regulator do with regard to these functions? For example, if there is an AHB in any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: As I said to Mr. Lemass on the previous occasion, it would be useful if members were given a briefing note on that matter. Mr. Lemass has just stated that the regulator would set policies. It is my understanding that the Government sets policies. The regulator's job-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am just trying to be clear on-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: This is really important. There is no threat to small AHBs in this but what if a situation arises where, in the view of the regulator, an AHB is no longer able to operate, for example if the stock is not being maintained and there are issues? These are real things.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is in respect of those cases where the regulator takes a view that there is a problem with an AHB and certain of its stock; the funds that are available may not cover the cost of that. I only say this because I had a live case in my own constituency a number of years ago of approximately 100 units. I am not saying it should be as complex as the credit unions but a resolution process and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: We can follow the answers in the Official Report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: My point is a different one, because I accept that. The issue is what is the threshold against which the regulator is allowed to take those various steps, particularly in terms of the investigations etc.? To simply use language, as it does in another section of the Bill, to the effect that the regulator is "of the opinion" is very broad. Surely, if the regulator is going to instigate an...