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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)
Michael McCarthy: Please allow him to answer it and show the same level of respect to the visitors and the Chairman that every other member has shown.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)
Michael McCarthy: Please allow Mr. Tierney to respond, without interruption. If the Deputy keeps this up, I will have him removed from the committee room. He should show some level of respect.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)
Michael McCarthy: The Deputy should have some respect for his parliamentary colleagues and the Chairman. Mr. Tierney will now conclude on the Deputy's question. We will then move to Senator Fidelma Healy Eames who has been here since 2.15 p.m.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)
Michael McCarthy: If the Deputy keeps interrupting, I will have him removed. I call on Mr. Tierney to respond, without interruption. That is just basic courtesy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)
Michael McCarthy: The Deputy cannot come back in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)
Michael McCarthy: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)
Michael McCarthy: The next group are Deputy Coffey, Senator Ó Murchú and Deputy Nash.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)
Michael McCarthy: Mr. Tierney wishes to make a contribution.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)
Michael McCarthy: I thank Senator Landy. Senator Mac Conghail asked five questions, which Mr. Tierney might begin to answer, followed by Senator Naughton's and Senator Landy's questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)
Michael McCarthy: The Senator can ask all his questions and I will include Senator Naughton and Senator Landy in this group of questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)
Michael McCarthy: That is five questions but I will also take questions from Senator Naughton and Senator Landy in this group.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)
Michael McCarthy: There are quite a few members and non-members who wish to contribute and I propose to take the next three speakers in a group. I ask for questions only, where possible.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)
Michael McCarthy: Is Mr. Tierney absolutely sure that the expenditure on service providers or consultants was not duplicated? Is he certain that there was no capacity in Bord Gáis to provide those services?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)
Michael McCarthy: To clarify, the purpose of the meeting is to establish the spend in regard to consultants and service providers. We will have the management of Uisce Éireann back before the committee in February. The Poolbeg incinerator is not part of our deliberations today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)
Michael McCarthy: I instruct the management of Uisce Éireann not to answer that question because it is not germane to the proceedings. I will allow it in February but not this afternoon.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)
Michael McCarthy: There are 12 more questioners.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)
Michael McCarthy: The Deputy has had 22 minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)
Michael McCarthy: The Deputy has had good leeway. I have to call Deputy Stanley.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)
Michael McCarthy: The Deputy has had 22 minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)
Michael McCarthy: Deputy Cowen has the floor.