Dáil Wednesday 10 October 2012 at 11:00

Water Services Bill

Summary

Seamus Healy asks when the Water Services Bill will clarify proposed metering and flat charges; the Taoiseach says it will be published this session.

Seamus Healy Workers and Unemployed Action

The Government is proposing to introduce unfair and anti-family water taxes. Recent reports suggest that as many as one third of connections cannot be metered and will be the subject of a flat tax. Similar reports, or maybe the same reports-----

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

We are talking not about reports, but about promised legislation.

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Seamus Healy Workers and Unemployed Action

I am getting to it.

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

Please get on. I have a list of Deputies waiting to speak.

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Seamus Healy Workers and Unemployed Action

Some of the reports suggest that Bord Gáis will not be able to meter these connections before 2014.

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

That is not a matter for the Order of Business.

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Seamus Healy Workers and Unemployed Action

I am asking the Taoiseach when will we see the water services Bill so that we can clarify these reports.

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Enda Kenny The Taoiseach Fine Gael

Deputy Healy will see that Bill this session.

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