Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Water charge bills will be issued to households which are not customers of Irish Water. Bills will also be issued to households which have undrinkable water.

The Taoiseach should compare his attitude to this issue and his attitude to the banks. What action has the Government taken against the banks which have refused to pass on the benefits of the lower interest rates set by the European Central Bank? The Taoiseach has given them a veto. Does the Taoiseach believe it is fair, just or equitable for the Government to take water charges from the wages, social welfare payments or pensions of a family, while at the same time he allows the banks to withhold the benefits of lower interest rates to these same families?

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