Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We did not have a proper debate and there was no transparency around this from the beginning. There was no accountability to the Dáil. John Tierney told a journalist, Sean O'Rourke, about consultancy costs and nobody was told about that in here. In short, the establishment of Irish Water and everything to do with it has been a telling narrative of the Government's disdain for the people and their views, the Government's culture of secrecy and its incoherence. As Deputy Eoghan Murphy indicated this morning, not only is the credibility of Irish Water in tatters, but the Government's credibility is in tatters as well.

Will the Taoiseach bring his much sought-after clarity and certainty to the Tánaiste's comments yesterday? Is she correct in saying the bill for a family of four adults will be less than €200? Is it the case that the Fine Gael Ministers are right? I asked the following question yesterday.

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