Liam Twomey (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It supports the installation of water meters in Northern Ireland and pays bonuses to Northern Ireland water bosses. By saying it does not, it is saying it is part of a pretend Government in Northern Ireland and that, when Mother Goose in Westminster stops laying the golden eggs, Sinn Féin fails to govern properly. It is happy to put the economic future of people in Northern Ireland at risk when it perceives that things are not going its way. That is a poor negotiating pathway and does not show much credibility in what it is trying to sell, a message to the people of all of the island. Sinn Féin Members should be honest and say they support water charges, because they do. Anything else is hypocrisy.

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