Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I have been approached by Deputies from all parties in the House on the second issue which is a request for an information line to be available to public representatives who get queries from constituents about Irish Water. It is perfectly reasonable that they should be able to get those answers. I am told that Irish Water is examining that with a view to putting in some kind of TD inquiry line, as the Department of Social Protection does. I do not know for certain when that will happen.

What the Deputy has described Deputy Cowen as doing is perfectly reasonable. I expect that Irish Water will communicate with him-----

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