Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Those are the facts. When we examine water charges and take into account last month's budget, every household will be better off in 2015 than in 2014 because of the considered actions over a number of years of this Government.

Let me repeat this. A meter can only save a household money. I am tired of the Opposition persistently declaring it would fix the leaks before metering. Given that many leaks are invisible, how would they find the leaks without the meters?

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