Denis Landy (Labour) | Oireachtas source

On Second Stage, the Minister of State made a commitment on the role of local authority members vis-à-vis their contact with Irish Water. I know he will stand over that and ensure that councillors will have specific contact with Irish Water as part of their role. When I heard the discussion some days ago on a former Tánaiste re-entering national politics, the commentary differentiated between Senator Ó Domhnaill and the former Tánaiste by contending that the Senator was living in the real world and had faced up to the issues.