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Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: She has accused my party of being involved in that behaviour. We have not. She should at least be honest. We have engaged in honest debate and she should do the same.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: The Deputy should hold onto her prejudice and deal with the facts. We were not involved in those protests.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: Hold to the facts and do not make false allegations.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: Deputy Mitchell O'Connor has made a false allegation against me and I want the record corrected.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: The Deputy should not wave her hands at me to sit down. She is not in charge here.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: Shame on the Deputy.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: The Deputy should pour some water over himself to cool down.

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: I hoped the Minister would remain in the House, because I wanted to respond to what he said, but he has run from the Chamber. The Minister is more liberal than left-wing, while the Minister of State, Deputy Coffey, is more of a full-back who tends to play the man instead of the ball and who could even damage some of his own team in the process. The Minister said that some of the Sinn...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: -----and to talk about rape, but not the children raped while past governments stood idly by without doing anything to stop the rape in homes and institutions throughout the State.

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: Two Government Deputies were allowed make those comments.

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: I want to thank Deputies from all sides for their contributions. While the Government benches have clearly indicated that they will not support our proposal in regard to a referendum, it is clear this has unsettled them. The response of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Kelly, yesterday was to promise to enact a legislative amendment to the current...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: However, if the Government gets its way on these issues and Irish Water remains as it is, a successful amendment on retaining water services in public ownership would not conflict with it. Therefore, we must again ask why the Government is so keen to ensure this option will remain for a future Government. The Bill I have brought forward would put control in the hands of the people of the...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: When we bring up any issue, there is always a diversionary political tactic. I have seen the Minister of State, Deputy Paudie Coffey's diversionary political tactics and the way he plays the man, not the ball.

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: I have seen the way the Minister of State does it and it does not go down well with the public or, I must inform him, even with some of his own supporters, some of whom I have heard comment on the way he does it.

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: The Minister of State stands up here and has an answer for everything, bar what is being spoken about. If he would stick to the subject, he might do better.

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: Through the Bill we have brought forward, we want to put this issue in the hands of the people only. The Government's flaky proposal of a plebiscite would put control in the hands of a future Government when with a simple majority in the House the law could be changed. That is all that is needed to change the law at any time and sell to the highest bidder - to vulture capitalists. The...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: It would sell it off on a whim to the likes of Sierra.

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: The Minister of State is interrupting. I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for calling for order. What Fine Gael would do is sell off Irish Water to Sierra which already has its foot in the door or some other such company . That is what the big plan is.

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: That is the road it will go down and the Labour Party needs to be aware of this. That is what Fine Gael is fit to do in a future Government including the Reform Alliance, the PDs Mark II, or some other concoction of a Government. I appeal to the Members of the House, even to Fine Gael Members who may be worried about this issue, to vote for the Bill to insert this simple amendment into...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: Given the importance of this issue, the importance of water services and the utterances of those on the other side of the House, as a teller, under Standing Order 69 I propose that the vote be taken by other than electronic means.