Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 26:

In page 14, to delete lines 36 to 38 and substitute the following:“(2) The amount of a charge under subsection (1) shall be calculated by Irish Water in accordance with the approved water charges plan subject to the provision of an exempted allocation based on the household size.”.

Amendment No. 23 with which this amendment was grouped was not moved. I did not create the grouping and want to speak to my amendments. What is happening is a farce. There should have been a proper Second Stage debate and there should be a proper debate on Committee and Report Stages. My difficulty is that I am a public representative and my job is to represent the concerns of my constituents. One in every four people in my county cannot drink the water coming from the tap. I cannot abdicate my responsibility as a public representative to express their concern and anger about what is occurring.

I seek clarification because in his initial contribution the Minister of State misled the House by saying that 90% of the boil water notices are in Roscommon. I do not believe that is correct.

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