Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Given that the Government is due to finalise water charges soon, will the Minister confirm whether he or any other member of the Cabinet has received correspondence from the European Commission regarding the privatisation of water services? The Minister may recall that in late 2012, the office of Commissioner Olli Rehn acknowledged in a letter to civil society groups that the Commission is promoting water privatisation as a condition of bailout programmes.

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