Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)

The Deputy is trying to raise hares that do not exist. The programme for Government states that "to achieve a better quality water and environment we will introduce a fair funding model to deliver clean and reliable water". So the objective is to install water meters in every household in Ireland and move to a charging system that is based on use above the free allowance. That is what we are talking about, but the Deputy is raising hares that are not running in this race.

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