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- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Paul Murphy: The fact that it is set up in advance of any discussion here and of the Bill is a fundamental democratic deficit.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Paul Murphy: Where was it agreed?
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Paul Murphy: The Minister could accept amendment No. 8.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Paul Murphy: He is here.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Paul Murphy: Who did you pay then?
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Paul Murphy: The Deputy went to an anti-water charges protest despite the fact that he is in favour of water charges.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Paul Murphy: Do not go down to the protest if you are in favour of water charges.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Paul Murphy: You are for water charges. What were you at the protest for?
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Paul Murphy: I agree with the Deputy.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Paul Murphy: We agree.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Paul Murphy: There is no reason they should be separate.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Paul Murphy: We would like to conclude by 8 p.m.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Paul Murphy: He has spoken in favour of water charges.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Paul Murphy: Yes.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Paul Murphy: We can see the impact the anti-water charges movement has had on politics when we look at tonight's debate. We are well down the rabbit hole.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Paul Murphy: It was our amendment.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Paul Murphy: This is only my second time speaking but that is okay; I am not looking for a third time.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Paul Murphy: Some things emerged in the debate. Obviously, we had the highlight of Deputy Kelly agreeing with us that the water commission is a sham and that the outcome is predetermined. We had Deputy Cowen standing up to EU law and saying it could be defied and saying Irish law takes primacy. However, we remember the last time Fianna Fáil was in government and its subservience to the troika. We...
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Paul Murphy: ----- obviously, following earlier answers the Commission gave, the Government was very quick to accept an interpretation of those answers, which was somewhat belied by the text of the answers, but was leaked.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jul 2016)
Paul Murphy: We saw both the left wing and the right wing of the Healy-Rae party tonight and then we had Deputy Mattie McGrath, who was in favour of water charges,-----