Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Yes. I am not talking about the ordinary workers but the consultants and the companies. During the week we debated Siteserv and other issues. It is just despicable.

We must accept that this is a sick animal and call in the veterinarians and the ISPCA, take away this beast, give it a nice death, have a wake, a burial and a small celebration and then carry on with running the country. People always had water and will always have water. The Government should support ordinary people, not take away all of their funds and try to destroy them. Look at all the strife this is causing. Above all, it is interfering with the daily work of the Department of Social Protection which should be dealing with its own problems rather than setting up IT systems to give back €100 to farmers and all of those who have septic tanks and their own water supplies. They never dealt with Irish Water, yet we are going to give them €100.

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