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Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Alex White: It is on the way, Dessie.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Alex White: The Government has listened to the people. The package announced in this Chamber yesterday brings simplicity, certainty and affordability to every family and individual in Ireland. At a net cost of €60 per year for a single occupancy house and €160 for every other house, the water charge will be 16 cent per day for a single person and 44 cent per day for a family, far less...

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Alex White: It is not about the certainty of the charges in future that many people were concerned about because that has been dealt with.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Alex White: It is about the question of whether there should be water charges. I hear Deputy Coppinger saying "exactly". We have a clear division and a clear distinction between how people approach the matter. Deputy Higgins referred to snake oil salesmen yesterday. It is a little like getting his retaliation in before the accusation is made against him, because the real snake oil salesmen are...

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Alex White: They seem to believe that we can have public services without taxes, that we can have investment without making provision for it, and, most spectacularly for a so-called party of the left, they are opposed to property taxes. Of all the contradictions, remarkable events and statements that I have witnessed in the House in the short period I have been here, the spectacle of a socialist party...

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Alex White: Again and again that is their position. They are against property taxes. To me, that is not the position of a left-wing party. I am unsure how they describe themselves, but certainly it is not a left wing or socialist position or one that I could ever identify with. Certainly it is not a position that James Connolly, who was quoted at length, could possibly identify with.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Alex White: Deputy Coppinger's friend was quoting James Connolly and he is still against property taxes, which is quite remarkable.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Alex White: Reference has been made to the plebiscite and parliament democracy. Let us consider what is democratic and what constitutes democracy. I believe protests, including street protests, are part of our democracy. No one has any right to criticise people's absolute entitlement to demonstrate on the streets. However, to suggest we are attempting to demonise people when we criticise the...

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Alex White: This brings me to the issue of the plebiscite and a referendum. This is a parliament. With all of its flaws and drawbacks it is a parliament in which each of us has been elected. By the way, I heard Deputy Murphy referring to people being scared and that the Government was scared. I put it to him that no matter what he does or says I am not scared. The worst thing that can happen to a...

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Alex White: So be it.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Alex White: I believe Deputy Murphy is engaged in the language of trying to ensure that someone is scared. To try to introduce a level of fear and intimidation into a protest and then talk about Government members being scared is despicable.

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2014)

Alex White: We are not ruled by the military. We have different views.

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2014)

Alex White: The phrase "mess" is parliamentary.

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2014)

Alex White: When I heard Deputy Brian Stanley introduce the motion the last night, initially I wondered whether it was essentially a piece of politics in the context of a major political controversy or a genuine attempt by Sinn Féin and the Deputy, in particular, to introduce a new provision to the Constitution, something which I and, I hope, all Members of the House value highly, and have a debate...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2014)

Alex White: Try and be honest for a change.

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2014)

Alex White: One might be able to see out.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Generation (20 Nov 2014)

Alex White: Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Energy Cooperation with the UK Government in January 2013, a joint programme of work was undertaken to consider how Irish renewable energy resources, onshore and offshore, might be developed to the mutual benefit of both Ireland and the UK. Economic analysis conducted on the Irish side clearly indicated that, under agreed policy and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Speeds (20 Nov 2014)

Alex White: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure that that every citizen and business, regardless of location, has access to a high quality, high speed broadband service. This will be achieved through a combination of commercial investments and a State-led intervention in areas where commercial services will not be provided. The commercial telecommunications sector is currently investing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Generation (20 Nov 2014)

Alex White: While this is not a matter in which I, as Minister, have any statutory function, I am aware that Electric Ireland had been offering a micro-generation feed-in tariff since February 2009. No other electricity supplier had chosen to provide such a tariff, to either domestic or commercial customers, though they have been invited to do so by the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER). I am not...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (20 Nov 2014)

Alex White: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure that that every citizen and business, regardless of location, has access to a high quality, high speed broadband service. This will be achieved through a combination of commercial investments and a State-led intervention in areas where commercial services will not be provided. The commercial telecommunications sector is currently investing...