Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank Senators for their support for it. I hope Senators appreciate that I am deliberately not prescribing the full terms of the forum because I think it appropriate that the relevant committee first discuss the matter. I do not have the monopoly on how the forum should be run. It will be a forum for customers and will not discuss the type of issues raised here. It is particularly a forum in respect of customer feedback.

As I said, I will discuss the matter raised by the amendment with my Government colleagues. I will undertake to examine what forum could be made available to address the issue of concern, namely, to assuage public concern in relation to any future privatisation of Irish Water. My acceptance or otherwise of the amendment has nothing to do with the Dáil having to reconvene. If it has to do so, so be it. Senators can say whatever they like but that is the reality. If the Dáil needs to reconvene-----