James Bannon (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 84:

In page 49, subsection (2), line 26, after "Act" to insert "but not for the purpose of imposing a charge on an end user".

The amendment allows for meters to be used to measure water usage. I do not want section 47 to be a vehicle for the introduction of water charges. When we debated the Bill previously, I stated that I thought it would be used for that purpose.