In the context of a question I put to the Taoiseach yesterday in regard to the setting aside of time for a debate on the financial model for Irish Water, I asked if people would know well in advance of the local elections what they are likely to be charged for water and the Taoiseach's response was that they would. The Taoiseach did not, perhaps, realise at that time that the regulator would appear before a committee and say something different, namely, that he expected to receive a report on water charges in June and would not be in a position until August to let people know how much they will be charged. There is an urgent need for somebody to clarify the record, be that the record of this House in respect of Leaders' Questions yesterday or the record of the committee. From what the Taoiseach said this morning, it now appears householders will not know before the local elections what they are likely to be charged for water. The Taoiseach was very assertive yesterday, which assertiveness I welcome-----

This is the Order of Business.

I think it is in order to-----

We have had Leaders' Questions.

I am not going through the issues.

This is like a second Leaders' Questions.

The record of this House in terms of a question I put to the Taoiseach yesterday during Leaders' Questions states one thing and the record of a committee meeting yesterday in respect of the response from the regulator on the same matter states something different. I am asking the Taoiseach to clear that up and if, as agreed by him yesterday, time will be set aside to debate this issue. Will the Taoiseach confirm once and for all whether households will know their likely water bills prior to the local elections? That is an important point.

The answer to the Deputy's question is "No". How can I know the water usage of individual households?

The Taoiseach said "Yes" yesterday.

Let us be clear - what I said was-----

The Government knows about €2 billion in savings but cannot quantify them.

We are not having a debate on this issue.

We are not having the runaway train about which Deputy Cowen spoke before.

It is a runaway train that the Government will not quantify the €2 billion in savings it has admitted to having.

Sorry, quiet please.

When I say that householders will know the charge that will apply to them, I mean the average charge that will apply.

Deputies, please. This is not in order on the Order of Business.

I find it truly extraordinary that Deputy Martin as the leader of Fianna Fáil would come in here and ask that individual charges be made known before the local elections.

The Taoiseach said yesterday that people would know that.

The Taoiseach said it would be known.

Deputies, please.

I made it very clear that the charge-----

Would you stay quiet, please?

-----that will be known by people is the average charge based on the subvention being given by Government. The bill for the charges will apply from January. They will be used from September onwards. Deputy Martin is asking me to tell him before the local elections what charge will apply to him.

If the financial model was produced earlier, the regulator could come in before June.

I am telling the Deputy. He does not want to accept this.

Sorry, Taoiseach. This is the Order of Business and we are not discussing that anymore.

The average charge per household will be known before the local elections-----

The Taoiseach did not use the word "average" yesterday.

-----because the subvention determines that average charge. The regulator was correct in what he said at the committee meeting. The policy issue can only be decided by Government. This will be known and published before the local elections.

Get on with it then.

I dealt with the other matter raised by the Deputy earlier this morning.

The Taoiseach did not.