Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have no issues with it at all. The Minister did consult the Rural Independent Alliance and we are satisfied with the process to date. The Government Chief Whip has, as she has said, dealt with this in a forthright manner all the time on the Business Committee. I am on that committee. Some people seem to have difficulty in understanding what their role is, or change their minds often. We would not be in this mess if the water issue had been dealt with after the election instead of kicking it down the road. It is there now and in the case of the confidence and supply arrangement with Fianna Fáil it appears there is a bit of a rupture in the water main and air has got into the supply.

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