Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is the road it will go down and the Labour Party needs to be aware of this. That is what Fine Gael is fit to do in a future Government including the Reform Alliance, the PDs Mark II, or some other concoction of a Government. I appeal to the Members of the House, even to Fine Gael Members who may be worried about this issue, to vote for the Bill to insert this simple amendment into Article 40 of the Constitution and give contral back to the people. They should not leave these decisions in the hands of flaky Governments. Water services and water infrastructure belong to the people and nobody, including the Government, has the right to sell them off. We must enshrine this amendment in the Constitution.

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