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Seanad: Amendments to Councillors' Conditions: Statements (8 Feb 2017): Diarmuid Wilson: ...arguments that we felt best supported the councillors. I am disappointed that the Minister did not come back to us before he made his announcement. However, the Minister has made the announcement and we are where we are. We accept what the Minister has put before us with concerns that we will outline privately, as well as what my colleagues have put on the record here. There is not...
Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Jul 2016): Diarmuid Wilson: ...in this regard. I am in favour of water charges but my party policy, with which I am in total agreement, is that the infrastructure should be in place before any charges are made. However, we are where we are. I wish this project well and I hope it works. With regard to political consensus, no matter how logically the case is made, there are some people who will not accept it because...

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