Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We cannot argue with that. As both the Minister and the Minister of State are very honest, straight-talking politicians, I hope they can level with the public in regard to the level of spending on the set-up of Irish Water that was signed off on 22 October 2013 and the information that was given to the Economic Management Council on the level of consultancy fees. I hope they can inform the public, who will receive their first water bills in the next number of weeks, as to the level of knowledge the Minister's predecessor and the Economic Management Council had on 22 October 2013.

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