Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is indicated that people paid in good faith, with more than 60% of people doing so, recognising their civic duty. Not everybody decided they would not pay a legally established charge. The report indicates those people should be treated equally and fairly.

There is much food for discussion and as we evolve a system that will deal with a water network that needs €5.5 billion and which is immensely important to our ambition to attract new employment and provide a social underpinning to our growing communities and new areas, we must recognise it is an important asset. We must deliberate on the expert input that has been provided. The Deputy tends to draw his conclusions by looking into his own heart and deciding what is best.

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