Michael McCarthy (Labour)

I move amendment No. 54:

In page 32, subsection (2), between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following paragraph:

"(a) the right of each person within the functional area of the authority to have access to water services;".

The Bill is quite bureaucratic in parts. One cornerstone of public policy has been omitted, and is obvious by its absence. That is the public's right of access to water services. Amendments Nos. 54 and 55 both relate to the individual's rights. I can accept the mechanics of the Bill along with the various controls and intentions of the Minister but there is no reference to the individual's rights to access water services. That should be of paramount importance and enshrined in the Bill.