David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I commend this motion to the Minister, Fianna Fáil and to all the Independents in the Chamber and those who are not. I thank all those Deputies who are not members of Sinn Féin who signed their names to this motion. I commend also those from communities in the four corners of Ireland who came out in their tens of thousands on more than one occasion to protest against Irish Water and water charges. They came from every town and village and protested outside this building and in O’Connell Street in Dublin city. They also came out in big numbers in cities, towns and villages throughout the State, over and over again. They made their position on Irish Water and water charges very clear. The Minister knows that the people are sovereign, that a majority of the Deputies elected to this Dáil were elected on the basis of scrapping Irish Water and scrapping water charges. Since the election there has been a temporary little arrangement put together by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael and some Independents to frustrate and subvert the sovereign will of the people in respect of Irish Water and water charges.

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