James Bannon (Fine Gael)

Over the years when small group water schemes were constructed by local committees to keep down the costs and to counteract the risk of major disruption to country roads, wayleaves were signed crossing lands etc., by the land owners. People had a right to cross those lands. If they needed to cross them to carry out repairs permission was given by means of the wayleave. Are these agreements now obsolete because of this section being included in the Bill? Perhaps the Minister of State could elaborate.