Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

The opinion polls indicate that four in ten intend to pay, three in ten intend not to pay and the others say they do not know and they will be convinced by a campaign that advocates the way to defeat the water charges is through non-payment. Has the Minister seriously not considered the possibility that significant numbers will refuse to pay and what kind of crisis that causes for Irish Water?

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