Caít Keane (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I ask the Minister of State to correct the record of the House. Senator Barrett said the National Consumer Agency is debarred from this, but it is not. Any citizen in the country can take up an issue with regard to water, whether it concerns the provision of water, the type of water or whatever, with the National Consumer Agency, just as he or she can with any other consumer goods. Therefore, the consumer is protected under this Bill, just as in any other sphere in regard to an item that is consumed. Water is included in this. Therefore, I ask the Minister of State to clarify that, because it would be an important element of the Bill if it was to suggest the consumer had no rights at all.