Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

No; I am referring to publicly owned water services. That is why I stated that finding the wording could be difficult. I would argue with the wording of the proposed amendment but not the principle. We all know the principle, and if we could agree on it we could find a suitable way of wording the amendment.

The challenge has been left to the Minister. Tomorrow the Government will do a patching-up job, and that will not satisfy the Irish people. At this stage, the level of distrust is so high on this issue that it is time for the Government to rethink it on a fundamental level so as to recognise that time moves on. In a year when the Government had €1 billion to give away in the budget, it could have put this issue to bed in a very effective and efficient way.

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