Results 121-140 of 34,832 for speaker:Seán Fleming
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)
Seán Fleming: For everyone's benefit, I will list in sequence the people who have indicated a wish to speak. They are Deputies Tóibín, Neville, Clendennen and O'Hara, Senator Stephenson and Deputies Sheehan and McCormack.
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)
Seán Fleming: No more than that.
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)
Seán Fleming: By way of clarification before I call Deputy O'Hara, is the refurbishment of the existing network considered a capital investment?
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)
Seán Fleming: Can we have a breakdown of how much of the capital investment is on new network for all the new houses and industry versus refurbishment of the current network?
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)
Seán Fleming: I would have thought that would be an answer the witnesses knew off the top of their heads.
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)
Seán Fleming: How much are we spending on new pipes versus refurbishment? That should be one of the top figures.
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)
Seán Fleming: The witnesses mentioned refurbishment.
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)
Seán Fleming: That is €150 million out of Uisce Éireann's capital expenditure, which is €1.375 billion according to the note. That is only 10%.
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)
Seán Fleming: Some 90% of what Uisce Éireann calls capital is new networks. Am I right?
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)
Seán Fleming: Will the witnesses revert to us with the breakdown?
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)
Seán Fleming: Okay.
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)
Seán Fleming: The witnesses get the parameters of the question to clarify what is refurbishment versus what is new.
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)
Seán Fleming: Of course.
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)
Seán Fleming: I have a few very quick questions. Reference was made to what would occur if Uisce Éireann got a planning exemption for schemes for some of the small towns and villages. How much time would that shave off a project? If Uisce Éireann had a exemption and brought in a pre-approved modular, standardised unit, how much time would it shave off a project in practical terms?
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)
Seán Fleming: But if Uisce Éireann got its exemption, it would knock off, say, two or three months. Reference was made to what would occur if some planning exemptions were got.
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)
Seán Fleming: From 10% capacity to 25%.
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)
Seán Fleming: Are the witnesses working on that through their Department?
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)
Seán Fleming: My last question is on existing villages that do not have a public water supply. Let us say there are 20 houses in a village. What is the delegates' answer for them? I think I got an answer from Irish Water in recent correspondence that stated households should set up a group water scheme.
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)
Seán Fleming: They all have wells.
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Uisce Éireann: Future Work Programme (28 May 2025)
Seán Fleming: Yes, but they want a public supply.