Luke Flanagan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Surely we should deal with what Mr. Tierney has presented to us today. Of course, there is the thorny issue of how the moneys were spent, but there were a couple of little sweeteners such as there would be jobs and that the water quality problem would be solved. If these are included, they must be discussed. Mr. Tierney has not dealt with the water quality issue. In regard to jobs, he was very quick to tell us that 400 new jobs would be created, but there will also be jobs lost. If we were to start charging for air in the morning, jobs would be created. That is hardly a reason for celebration, but it is thrown into Irish Water's document as involving the creation of jobs. Irish Water is not creating jobs; it is destroying them.