Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I join with my colleagues in complimenting Deputy Barry Cowen on bringing this issue to the floor of the Dáil and, in particular, on holding the Government to account for how it has handled the issue of water charges not alone in the past couple of weeks but since it took office a little over three years ago. I am sure that like all of us the Minister of State, Deputy O'Dowd, has been out canvassing and will know first-hand what a big issue this is for households and families.

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