Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

How the worm has turned. In 1997 those in the Labour Party opposed and campaigned against water taxes. They applauded and took the accolades when they were abolished in 1997. Now the Tánaiste is standing in the Dáil trying to make excuses for why people are going to be imposed with more taxes like water charges.

Is it not the case that water and access to water is a basic human right? An allocation of between 2,000 and 3,000 litres of water per person would allow for two showers per week, two flushes of the toilet per day and possibly a couple of cups of water out of the kettle. It is deplorable coming from a so-called Labour Party in government. They should hang their heads in shame.

A woman e-mailed me yesterday.

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