Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It was an electoral strategy to help it win seats. If Fianna Fáil cannot take the bull by the horns and act on the mandate it was given and if it cannot honour the commitments it made, what is the difference between it and Fine Gael? The people sent a strong message that they want water charges abolished and for water services to be paid for through general taxation. How can they trust politicians who promised abolition but deliver nothing more than a damp squib? How can they trust what comes down the line after any suspension will not be even more punitive?

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