David Cullinane (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The aforementioned website might disagree with Senator Cullinane, because it specifically refers to water and sewerage. If water and sewerage do not constitute water, I am not sure what does. The website states that if one is having difficulty paying rates, water charges or the household charge - all are linked together - one should contact the Land & Property Services, LPS, which will help one out. I do not like paying bills - no one does - but the necessity of this legislation is self-evident. The point is, in a jurisdiction close to here, a party whose members have been shouting and roaring abuse at the Minister of State for trying to bring through this legislation is actually in power and could do something, but it has done nothing. If Senator Cullinane has suggested to the Minister of State that he is cranky, I would hardly blame him, because hypocrisy is one of the main sources of crankiness in my book.