Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)

I will not rise to that. The Deputy should not taunt me. This day is sensitive enough, so I am not going to be taunted, although I appreciate Deputy Gogarty's interest. People sometimes forget that there are rural communities in my constituency, even though it is a major urban area. Tallaght is the third largest population centre in the country, but there are isolated farms in the Bohernabreena hills. People were upset that the gritting did not reach them in some areas, and also that they were left without water for several days. We are entitled to be concerned about these issues. I live in Springfield which is a fairly big estate of over 1,000 houses.

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