Liam Twomey (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Absolutely. It certainly could be.

As I have read more about this subject, one interesting point to emerge is about Northern Ireland Water, and the more this matter is discussed, the more important it becomes. Northern Ireland Water has been in existence for seven years. It cost more to set up than Irish Water did. It has had its own hiccups - at one point, 36,000 people were without water for up to 11 days. A Sinn Féin Minister was even obliged to go to the Assembly to defend the payment of bonuses to its executives.

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