Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

-----that they would not happen and we would never see them again but now it is happening in the context of Irish Water, which is established to charge for water. It will not take over the work of the local authorities. We know part of the deal is that the local authorities will continue to deliver and maintain water services through their service level agreements for the next 12 years.

I asked the Taoiseach about lump sums and he did not respond, skirting around it with the usual old story about a fellow he met.

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