John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

They may be services, but at the end of the day they are far more than anything that is being paid on property down here. I would say they would adequately replace the charges or funding model for water charges that we are introducing here. I talk to people up there who pay between £1,200 and £1,500 per annum.

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