Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Martin has given a very good resume of the role of one of the political parties in 2009, when the State was in considerable difficulty due to the collapse of the finances of the State following Deputy Martin's own actions in regard to the bank guarantee and, subsequently, in regard to the State being unable to raise funds at reasonable prices.

The creation of Irish Water - this is important - is as big an undertaking as was the creation of the ESB as a major public utility-----

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