Jim D'Arcy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Senator Leyden raised the issue of Irish Water. We had a great discussion about it at the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party meeting. It was not a bun fight; it was a great discussion and progress was made. Our attitude to Irish Water, which I am sure is the same as Fianna Fáil's, is that we need better contact if there is a problem. We cannot be fobbed off by being given a number and then hearing nothing for a long time. There are teething problems with Irish Water, but the ordinary people are prepared to pay for water once it is fair and everyone pays up. Those stirring up trouble and telling people not to pay will sneak in themselves and pay it and leave people in the lurch, which they did with property tax. We need an early discussion on Irish Water. Does the Leader have it on the agenda?