Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Citizens are asking what is the point of the Labour Party in government. I have a simple question. Will VAT be levied on top of water charges? Has this matter been part of the discussions the Cabinet is not having? Will the Taoiseach at least indicate what is the Fine Gael Party's position on the issue and allow the Labour Party to catch up another time, rather than have us read about the issue in tomorrow's newspapers? Will VAT be levied on top of water charges? Is it not clear to the Taoiseach that this is a debacle? Will he not admit and acknowledge, again in the interests of transparency, that the Government's policy on water services is a shambles?

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