Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----and invest and make a contribution that would be as fair, affordable and equitable as possible.

The PPS numbers are used to determine the number of children in a household and who is receiving allowances in respect of children. They are used to determine the appropriate allowance to be granted, including for children. Irish Water will not be sold, and that is enshrined in law, as is the protection of the data in respect of PPS numbers. The data can be used only for the purpose intended.

Clearly, the regulator's decisions and announcements today have been broadly accepted by people-----

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