Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

If he does, perhaps he might supply us with a copy of the letter. I am sure it will state "Stand your ground and do not claim Alan Kelly's €100". I will believe that when I see it.

Irish Water was probably established ten years too late. The pollution of surface water and underground aquifers has placed Ireland in a very vulnerable position. Investment is coming into the country at a very steady rate at present.

We know better than any other country the extent of our reliance on foreign direct investment for jobs. However, the people opposite who brought forward this motion want to put us in with Greece. They want us to be in the same position as a country that is trying to negotiate its way out of an even worse crisis than we faced and which is now realising it is not all about kicking the table and turning it over. Syriza is not anti-water. It has not announced plans to burn water bills outside Greece's national Parliament. If anything, it is probably going to increase charges further.

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