Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

-----to ensure it works out and will continue. Northern Ireland Water is not a perfect beast by any standards but the Minister should note that it is directly under the control of the Assembly and the Executive. That is a far different arrangement to what was done by the Minister of State, Deputy Coffey, and the previous Minister, Phil Hogan. They pumped money into Irish Water and continue to do so. It is an entity over which we have no control. The Minister of State criticised Fianna Fáil about IBRC, banking bailouts and various other issues, including money going into institutions over which we have no control. He has done the same thing with Irish Water. The situation in the North is not perfect but at least the water company is a public body and it is under the direct control of the Minister and must report to him, the Executive and the Assembly. Sinn Féin is only one of five parties involved.

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