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- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Paul Connaughton: I will keep this brief because much of this has been discussed in the past two days. The witnesses have gone over it a fair bit. One point in the regulator's presentation says that the report that was carried out in October and November 2013 found that most costs appeared reasonable at a high level but that further detailed analysis was needed to confirm this. The words "most costs"...
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Paul Connaughton: Can Mr. McGowan tell me very briefly how this short-term review was carried out? Is it a spot-check? Does it look at everything or just certain areas?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Paul Connaughton: What happens when the CER completes the full analysis? To whom is that reported back?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Paul Connaughton: So that process has not yet started?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Paul Connaughton: As of now, a figure per cost of water delivered simply does not exist?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Paul Connaughton: In respect of one of the elements that goes into the cost of the water to the taxpayer, will the initial costs of the set-up be included in that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Paul Connaughton: Can Mr. McGowan explain how the ongoing capital expenditure will feed into it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Paul Connaughton: How often would that be reviewed?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Paul Connaughton: Considering all we have gone through in the past 48 hours, could Irish Water have been set up with better value or more cheaply?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Paul Connaughton: Will the CER be making a judgement such as that in that full analysis?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Paul Connaughton: What happens if the CER thinks that good value was not achieved?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Paul Connaughton: What happens to that additional cost?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Paul Connaughton: If that was the case, could Mr. Tierney tell me how Irish Water would foot the bill?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Paul Connaughton: So it will be the taxpayer again?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Paul Connaughton: On that basis, if the regulator is not happy with the value and the charges, it will not pass it on to the consumer but go back to Irish Water.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
Paul Connaughton: I am going back on the basis of the set-up and what will be passed on to the consumer. The point I am getting at is that if the regulator sees a certain element of this that perhaps was not good value or should not have been included, it will not pass it on. It goes back to Irish Water, which is going to pass it on to the taxpayer.
- Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres Provision (15 Jan 2014)
Paul Connaughton: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to respond to what I said. I understand she is not responsible for this particular area. It seems that this is a question of GP interest. If more interest can be found, can the people of Gort take it that the possibility of bringing a primary care centre to the town could be revisited very quickly? If that happens, what timeline would...
- Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres Provision (15 Jan 2014)
Paul Connaughton: I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this very important issue which relates to the health centre in Gort in south Galway. I was invited to visit this health centre some weeks before Christmas by a number of patients using the facility. Before I visited the centre, they had told me about the facilities which they felt they were completely inadequate. As I said, I took...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (15 Jan 2014)
Paul Connaughton: 473. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the broadband speed available to residents in an area (details supplied) in County Galway; if there are plans to improve broadband availability in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1584/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (15 Jan 2014)
Paul Connaughton: 619. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when arrears in relation to disadvantaged area scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55257/13]