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

Why then did his predecessor feel the need to mislead a committee in November 2012 and say that the set-up costs would be €10 million? When he appeared on "Prime Time" on 14 January 2014, why did he say he was not aware of this? If the set-up costs are so reasonable or understandable, why did the Minister's predecessor feel the need to mislead the public in terms of what he knew about the setting up of Irish Water?

The Minister talks about legacy issues. Can I remind him that the Government is now in its fourth year of office? The people in Roscommon to whom I have spoken over the past number of evenings have been on a boil-water notice for the past 12 months. This problem has been resurrected in particular areas in Roscommon in the past 12 months. Why does the Minister think that €180 million should be spent on a super-quango at a time when people cannot have treated water running through their taps?

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