Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As Deputy Broughan will recall, I was responsible for a different area. While the Department of Social Protection caters for a large number of people, it has a limited role in the supply of water.

Everybody depends on having a water supply. Perhaps Deputies should try to function without a water supply for a week or two or perhaps six months or boil water for a couple of days, weeks, months or years.

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