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Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (27 Sep 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: -----as well as a very selective memory, pointed out already by Deputy Ó Broin, of Fianna Fáil's role in instigating this whole thing and signing up to water charges with the troika. At least the Minister, Deputy Murphy, had the decency to say he is not personally proud of the legislation, and he should not be, but-----

Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (27 Sep 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: -----unfortunately, it is being presented to us by the other party to the agreement as if it were this wonderful, brave legislation, which of course it is not at all. Regarding the first of the two recommendations of the committee, I did not vote for it but I fully support the first recommendation, as everyone does, which concerns public ownership and committing to a referendum in that...

Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (27 Sep 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: We are quite upfront about this. We have suffered because of our position.

Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (27 Sep 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: We believe people should be charged for excessive use of water. We are quite direct about that and we believe it is a principled, left-wing position that is taken in most other European countries by principled, left-wing parties so we disagree with others on the left in that regard.

Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (27 Sep 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I also agree that the issues of rural dwellings, group schemes and so on are not adequately dealt with. Again, that was a recommendation in the "Equity and fairness" section of the report of the Oireachtas committee. This is a kicking of the can down the road, specifically down the road of charging people until certain elections are completed.

Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (27 Sep 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: If I read the Bill correctly, the first bills will go out in January 2019. We may well have had a general election by then. That will be up to confidence and supply, etc. Then there will be six months for the Government to straighten out its affairs, which, I presume, will bring us beyond the local elections as well. I think there might be a political agenda in the timetable here that is...

Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (27 Sep 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: No, they would never do that.

Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (27 Sep 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I have made the main points I wanted to make. I also agree that until Friday is a very short period in which we can propose amendments. Our objections to the Bill are different from those of other Deputies. In some areas they are the same, as Deputy Ó Broin has outlined. Obviously, we have a different position on charging for excess water and we are quite upfront about that but,...

Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (27 Sep 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: He was supporting Deputy Ó Broin at one stage.

Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (27 Sep 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: Deputy Cowen has a selective memory himself.

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (27 Sep 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I will take the temperature down and talk about the actual issue addressed by the motion. As has just been said, there is much commonality in the motion and amendments. We need to get to the nub of the issue, namely, that we have many policies, announcements and proposals but little action. The Minister needs to come clean on the money issue. We have heard time and time again that money...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I, too, will not repeat questions that have been asked and answered comprehensively, for which I thank the delegates. I wish to tease out with Ms O'Toole her response to Senator Lynn Ruane on cases of which she is aware. Ms O'Toole described one case in particular, but she referred to the fact that most of the cases related to children and the issue of travel was significant in many of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: On the question of delay Ms. O'Toole has said that the courts deal with these things as expeditiously as possible, but is she aware of delays before the cases get to court?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: Would their parents come to court or how would they be represented?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (26 Sep 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 98. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if applications have been received from County Louth by the Office of Public Works for works to be carried out at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40272/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (26 Sep 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a site has been acquired for a new school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40204/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Data (26 Sep 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 174. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the issues arising for mothers who have a different surname to their child, or children, in cases in which they are travelling abroad with that child, or children; if he has given consideration to providing the names of parents and guardians on children's passports; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (26 Sep 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 175. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to fund the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, supplies in budget 2018 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40137/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (26 Sep 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 177. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to increase core funding to the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, in budget 2018 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40150/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (26 Sep 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 176. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the work supported by Irish Aid in Bolivia to promote the sexual and reproductive health of vulnerable and marginalised young persons in line with the commitment in One World, One Future to promote universal access to reproductive health care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40149/17]