Liam Twomey (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Most European countries have a public system of water supply which is operated on a commercial basis by public authorities or enterprise and which impose a charge on households. The fact that Deputy Paul Murphy had to go all the way to Detroit to get an example to back up his argument substantiates the Government's claim that Irish Water will work. It is not for privatisation. We are following a model that is the same in most of Europe.

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