Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Fergus O'Dowd was responsible for NewERA and he said Irish Water was a disaster. Deputy O'Dowd and I have a lot in common on many policy issues. When Irish Water is dissolved and we have a new system, and we take this incubus off the back of the Irish people, we will look back and ask how on earth it happened. Unfortunately, it will not be a good chapter in the Minister's legacy or biography.

I do not have confidence in the provisions of section 7 and the forum as it is designed. It will not assuage the major, desperate feelings the majority of people have on the issue because their hearts are broken at this stage after the past six or seven years and the two Ministers opposite are just adding to the pain.

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