Barry Ward (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have been listening to the debate today and a great deal of sense has been talked but I think there is a little bit of speaking out of both sides of the mouth from Members in this Chamber who opposed water charges and think that is the end of the world but then complain that there is not a dependable funding stream for Irish Water or Uisce Éireann and the work it has to do. At the end of the day it is a major infrastructural element of Ireland and it needs to be funded. Yes, that money has to be provided but there seems to be a belief that it can be magicked out of thin air.

I represent the constituency of Dún Laoghaire. Listening to my colleague, Deputy Ó Muirí, one would think that Dublin stops once one get outside the Dublin city area. I know he said that 85% of the water comes from the Liffey but I do not think that is true-----

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