Water services legislation timing
Deputy Ó Broin seeks a guarantee that water services amendments will not be delayed by the Fine Gael leadership contest. The Minister says the Bill should be published before the summer and will not be affected by internal party debate.
The Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services published its report in April.
Central to the report are proposed amendments to the 2007 Water Services Act. The Minister, Deputy Simon Coveney, previously indicated that the Bill would be presented to the House in June. Given that he and the Fine Gael Party will be rather distracted in the next couple of months, will the Minister, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, give us a guarantee that the legislation will not be a delayed as a result of the Fine Gael leadership contest? Can he give us an indication of when it will be published?
Comment on this
I believe it will be published before the summer, as indicated by the Minister, Deputy Simon Coveney. Given the importance of the issue, like any piece of Government business, the legislation will not be affected by any debate that may take place within my party.