Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Taxes are running ahead of projections, as Deputy Adams is aware, in the fastest-growing economy in Europe. Anyway, we are not in a position to provide an infrastructure in future to deal with the hundreds of thousands of people throughout the country who are living with boiled water notices, the raw sewage going into rivers and the bays of the sea, and the leaks in so many schemes that are not up to standard. We have to fix that and Deputy Adams knows it.

The issues that have been raised that are of concern to people and that have caused anxiety are perfectly legitimate. In line with the principle, espoused here, of having contributions that are fair and affordable, the Government will make its decision in two weeks on the matter.

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