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Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Micheál Martin: Will the Taoiseach acknowledge this?

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Micheál Martin: It is a colossal waste of money.

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Micheál Martin: The Government employed an additional 700 staff on top of the number working in local authorities-----

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Micheál Martin: -----merely, in the words of EUROSTAT, to reorganise things. The Taoiseach stated that a cert would be achieved, but it could have been achieved without the establishment of Irish Water.

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Micheál Martin: The work on boil water notices was already on the way from local authorities. That is a terrible fantasy being presented by the Government.

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Micheál Martin: Some €800 million has been invested in a monster-----

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Micheál Martin: -----that has not added any value for the taxpayer.

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Micheál Martin: The bottom line is that, in the next seven years and as even Irish Water and the Taoiseach admit-----

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Micheál Martin: -----the taxpayer, be it through motor tax or income tax, will pay for Irish Water's operational and capital costs.

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Micheál Martin: There was no rationale for its establishment.

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Micheál Martin: It has been blown out of the water by EUROSTAT. It has been a costly and colossal waste of public money for which the Taoiseach stands indicted.

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Micheál Martin: That is what we have now.

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Micheál Martin: That is what EUROSTAT has stated that we have.

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Micheál Martin: After €800 million, we have 34 local authorities.

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Micheál Martin: That is the reality.

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Micheál Martin: The Government did not have to spend €550 million for that.

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach will not tell me today about his proposal for 1,200 people.

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Micheál Martin: He has not told me.

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Micheál Martin: This morning we heard the announcement by Irish Water of its new seven-year plan, a key element of which is the decision to lay off between 1,200 and 1,500 people. This comes after the same entity created 700 additional jobs over and above those that were already in local authorities delivering water services and paid bonuses in respect of those 700 positions. It was also confirmed that...

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2015)

Micheál Martin: Those are the realities.