Results 18,081-18,100 of 40,897 for speaker:Simon Coveney
- Other Questions: Severe Weather Events Expenditure (29 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: Not really. There are many areas in respect of which there are multiple agencies working together to achieve better outcomes.
- Other Questions: Housing Policy (29 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: Deputy Mick Wallace is being help up.
- Other Questions: Severe Weather Events Expenditure (29 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: I see the Deputy has been enjoying his time in France.
- Other Questions: Severe Weather Events Expenditure (29 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: I believe that. I do not take much convincing.
- Other Questions: Severe Weather Events Expenditure (29 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 9 and 18 together. The Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provides for the transfer of water services functions, with some exceptions, of the city and county councils to Irish Water. The provision, operation and maintenance of sewers other than storm water sewers are among the functions transferred to Irish Water. However, the operation and maintenance of...
- Other Questions: Irish Water (29 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: The Deputies do not like to hear it because it is the truth. This is what they have built their political campaigns and careers around: division, anger and protest.
- Other Questions: Irish Water (29 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: When I answer questions honestly, I get threats, just as when we had questions on waste charges. When we were trying to resolve those issues, Deputy Paul Murphy's sole contribution was, "When you come to Tallaght, there will be protestors waiting for you."
- Other Questions: Irish Water (29 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: That had nothing to do with the solutions. The Deputy does not offer solutions. He wants to make people angry so that they will be divided and create political opportunity for him. I am in the business of trying to provide solutions-----
- Other Questions: Irish Water (29 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: -----and there are others in the House who are doing the same.
- Other Questions: Irish Water (29 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: I will finish because I have been interrupted.
- Other Questions: Irish Water (29 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: Water meters play an important role and will continue to play an important role in terms of water policy in Ireland regardless of the charging system which may or may not be voted for in the House in nine months' time. That is why Irish Water will finalise the phase 1 roll-out of the metering programme where possible.
- Other Questions: Irish Water (29 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: It is the same question, or rather statement, over and over again. It is important to say that people are not put in prison for peaceful protest.
- Other Questions: Irish Water (29 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: I have answered the question repeatedly. My view is that meters have a value and that many households are using them effectively. Some communities referred to by Deputies have resisted the imposition of water meters and feel very strongly on the issue. I accept that and I do not pretend that is not the case. My point is that the roll-out of meters as envisaged by Irish Water is a...
- Other Questions: Irish Water (29 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: I do not mind allowing the two Opposition Deputies put their questions and I can respond to the two of them.
- Other Questions: Irish Water (29 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: To put this into context, approximately 840,000 water meters have been installed and many people do not have a problem with that. The Deputy talks about this issue as if every person in the country is trying to block water meters being installed in respect of their own water systems, but that is not the case. Some people have real objections to this but many people do not. Many people have...
- Other Questions: Irish Water (29 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: -----or in the next six months or so, that is my understanding. I can stand corrected on that. It is pretty close to being concluded. Phase 2 of the metering roll-out was always going to be more complicated because it involved flat complexes and so on, which is more complicated in terms of metering. My view is that we have a very significant number of water meters in the ground. They...
- Other Questions: Irish Water (29 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: I am answering the questions put by two Deputies.
- Other Questions: Irish Water (29 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: The question is whether I am going to instruct Irish Water to discontinue the installation of water meters and the answer to that question is "No". I expect there will be a pragmatic response from Irish Water where there is significant resistance. I think that in time many people, who do not have water meters now, will want them.
- Other Questions: Irish Water (29 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 7 and 17 together. The Deputy wants heat in this issue because he has built a whole political campaign around it. He wants to keep people and communities divided. They want to try to keep-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Authority Housing Provision (29 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: That is exactly what we are doing.