Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

All I can say is the amendment is unnecessary because it is the stated intention of the Bill to provide for the transfer of water service property and assets. This is about transferring them but at the right time. Therefore, changing the word in the section would make no difference. The intention is to take them over, but the conditions must be right. We are talking about the assets and liabilities and they have to be clear legally on what they are doing. The other point, separate from what the Senator mentioned, is that there may be assets which have a public park or something else attached to them. We must have due process.