Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The powers in section 61(2)(d) and (e) are based on section 13 of the Water Supplies Act 1942 and must be retained in their full form in this Bill to allow for the 1942 Act to be repealed. Furthermore, the exercise of these powers is subject to an objections procedure provided for in sections 64 to 68, inclusive, and the compensation provisions in sections 69, 72 and 82. The objections procedure will allow any person to challenge the powers of Irish Water to exercise its right to carry out a public abstraction. On these grounds, I cannot accept the amendment.