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- Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2014)
Gerry Adams: So it is okay.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2014)
Gerry Adams: I knew all of what the Taoiseach has just told me. I asked for his opinions.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2014)
Gerry Adams: Will the Taoiseach answer my questions?
- Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2014)
Gerry Adams: Answer the question.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2014)
Gerry Adams: From the outset Uisce Éireann, Irish Water has reeked of cronyism, jobs for the boys and reckless waste of public money, not least the €86 million spent on consultants. That has been a hallmark of the company. Would the Taoiseach not accept that this is a toxic brand and that the majority of citizens will not accept it? It has also emerged that in May 2013, the Department of the...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Supply Infrastructure (20 Nov 2014)
Gerry Adams: 134. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the legal distance that must be maintained between the water mains and gas meters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44618/14]
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Gerry Adams: I use the term "citizen" very consciously. I listen to the Labour Party and others talk about customers, clients and jobseekers. These are people who have citizenship. This is supposed to be a republic, and citizens should have rights as a birthright.
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Gerry Adams: Irish Water is the Government's Frankenstein creation. It is characterised by excessive spending on consultants, bonuses and cronyism, as well as the manner in which it was established and its management to date. It has been an unmitigated disaster. The Taoiseach says that the Opposition has no alternative to the vision of Irish Water. The Taoiseach should sack his speechwriter. If...
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Gerry Adams: Deputy Eoghan Murphy has accused the Government of having manipulated and abused the Dáil in the way it rammed through legislation establishing Irish Water. He also says that the credibility of Irish Water lies in tatters. Mired in scandal since its inception, Irish Water is now a toxic brand. Any proposal to leave this company with responsibility for the delivery of water services in...
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach needs to understand that citizens are sick to the teeth of relentless austerity and being patronised, as well as the endless list of taxes and charges aimed at those on low and middle incomes. For many of them, the water tax is the final straw. That is why we have seen huge numbers of citizens on the streets protesting within communities. To be honest, the numbers on the...
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach ignores the fact that many families cannot afford to pay. They are taking to the streets and are telling the Taoiseach that he cannot force them into this. The Right2Water campaign is a fantastic example of a grassroots people's movement. There is no place in this for the type of treatment meted out to the Tánaiste. There is no place in this for physical or violent...
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Gerry Adams: Dúirt an Tánaiste go raibh sí ag éisteacht. Ba chóir don Tánaiste agus don Taoiseach a bheith ina dtost, le bhur dtoil.
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Gerry Adams: Níl sibh ag éisteacht.
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Gerry Adams: Tá a fhios agam nach raibh sibh ag éisteacht, agus sin an fhadhb leis an Rialtas. Tá siad ag caint, ach níl siad ag éisteacht ar chor ar bith.
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Gerry Adams: The Government had the opportunity to get rid of water charges. Sinn Féin has shown how it can be done and paid for. The Government has refused to get rid of water charges, and this is why we need the maximum possible turnout and protest against water charges on 10 December: to deliver the message once and for all that water charges must be scrapped. Today’s exercise is an...
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Gerry Adams: All the Fine Gael and Labour Party Deputies voted for the legislation the Government has introduced and which it has hollowed out. Will they march through the lobbies again later today voting for exactly the same thing? All the fine, self-congratulatory praise the Government heaped upon itself was echoed in the debate just before Christmas. The whole Irish Water saga has been marked by a...
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Gerry Adams: Mr. Tierney subsequently revealed to the Committee of Public Accounts that Irish Water staff had received bonuses of up to 10% of their salaries. Last weekend, it was revealed that some staff would qualify for bonuses of up to 19% of their salaries. The former Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan, is safely in Europe. It is clear that he was aware of all...
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Gerry Adams: Ná déanfaimis dearmad gur tharla an méid seo inniu mar gheall ar na mílte daoine a léirigh a dtoil go soiléir ar na sráideanna agus i measc an phobail. Today has come about through the will of the people. Their demand has been very clear, namely, that this additional water charge be scrapped. Today is not about the Government having a road-to-Damascus...
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Gerry Adams: Scrap it.
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (19 Nov 2014)
Gerry Adams: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I propose that the debate be adjourned until the Minister returns to the House.