Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I would not give in to the cheap shots that are being made at the moment by the Deputy in a situation in which those people have no opportunity, if they so wish, to make their own case regarding their situation. I repeat, for the Deputy's information, that I want to see an inquiry by a competent authority.

Regarding people who have received water bills, as the Deputy is aware, well over 1 million people have registered with Irish Water. We need a clean and healthy water supply in this country for ourselves, for our tourism industry, which we hope will provide many jobs, for agriculture, on which many jobs depend, and for foreign direct investment coming to this country-----

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