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Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There is no limit then.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Is there a limit?

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Where in Standing Orders is the time limit specified?

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: You said you were going to apply the rules. Confirm to the House that there is no time limit on the first intervention. Otherwise, you are abusing your position.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: No, I have not.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It was a point of order.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: No, I asked a question and the Acting Chairman did not answer it.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Under Standing Orders, is there a time limit on the first intervention?

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There is not.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Somebody in the Clerk's office should inform the Acting Chairman.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Thank you. There is no time limit. That is all the Acting Chairman had to say.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I hope the same warnings will go to all speakers in advance of their speeches.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Of course, they will not. It is absolute abuse.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The principle behind our amendments is to vindicate the idea of democracy and the sovereignty of the House as the directly elected Chamber representing the people of the country. This is the purpose of these amendments. It is very clear. It does not, as the Minister suggested, exclude Senators. It says the composition of the committee should be decided by the Dáil. This is in line...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: No, it does not.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The amendment is designed to prevent the rigging of the game.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I am. I am telling you that the purpose of the amendment is to prevent the rigging of the game. The legislation the Government has proposed is open to the game being rigged. We are attempting to insert an amendment that would prevent the game being rigged. It is entirely relevant to the purpose of the legislation unless the Government wants to tell us it would not be worried about the...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Suffice it to say that many games have been rigged in the past with devastating cost to ordinary citizens. We are asking, as part of the new politics, that this House decides in an open and transparent way. There is no need for a commission at all. We would like it to be dealt with by the House, full stop.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister has set his face against this and has decided to establish a commission. We at least want the House to have a democratic say in how all of it is done.

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister does not want it because he does not believe in democracy or he wants to undermine a democratic decision.