Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In response to Deputy O'Mahony, in 2008 it was a Sinn Féin Minister who abolished water charges in the North. It is a power-sharing Executive in the North and not a Government as we understand it in this State. We are using our contacts in the other parties to try to retain that position. I would urge Deputy O'Mahony - seeing as he is showing concern for the good people of the Six Counties in the north-east corner of Ireland - to use his influence with any contacts he may have in the SDLP, the Democratic Unionist Party, the Alliance Party or any of the other parties with whom we share power in the North. It is a power-sharing arrangement and I am happy to explain that to Deputy O'Mahony because perhaps he was not aware of it. If he has any contacts in those parties I would urge him to do the same as what Sinn Féin is doing.

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