Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Some moments ago I detailed many questions in response to the Minister's answer. I hope the record of the House will show, list and detail those questions. The Minister has said that the problem has become apparent to him to such an extent that he has had to initiate a new study to address the prospect of many houses not being metered. The Minister has only now or recently acknowledged that number is far more than had been envisaged.

Despite the huge expense and great cost to the taxpayer of establishing the quango that is Irish Water, the bonus-driven culture that exists within it and the amount given to many consultants for expertise which we were led to believe was already within Bord Gáis but which actually was not, here we are again today being informed of more expenditure-----

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