Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

"The last thing the security people said was: 'I will get you; you do not know who you are messing with.' Later on, someone else was told: 'We followed you home earlier; we know where you live. You do not know who you are dealing with.'" There were other incidents in Grangegorman, Phibsborough, and a spate of incidents in Dublin 7. Water meters are being imposed not just by the Garda but by private thugs hired by the companies imposing water meters. Is the Government okay with that? Does the Government think that people should have meters imposed on them with this kind of harassment?

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