Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

If the Minister is acknowledging that there will be a significant level of non-payment and boycott, he should say so rather than trying to arrogantly shout down the legitimate questions of Opposition Deputies. I recommend that there be no guillotine. I strongly recommend that the Government postpone further consideration of this Bill until January, when we can have a full and logical enumeration of the figures and the realities, and suspend the water charges until then. With the benefit of a month of contemplation, perhaps the Government will abolish the odious water charges anyway, which is what will happen, whether it takes six months or a year. It will take no more than 18 months.

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