Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Last year in one house in Galway there was a water leakage of over 60,000 litres. People have been subject to boil water notices in various locations around the country for years. There was consternation in Dublin with the difficulties at Poulaphouca just before Christmas. We have to put an end to all of this inconsistency and when one invests in the creation of a utility like Irish Water it is for the long-term benefit of the people, consumers, and of business-----

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