Ned O'Sullivan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Commission for Energy Regulation is before the environment committee today on water tariff principles and proposals.

The Government has made a hames of Irish Water. I met a number of the workers who are installing water meters over the weekend. They are not getting bonuses, nor did they draw up this crazy scheme. They are paid to install meters and have thus far installed 450,000 of them in extremely difficult circumstances in certain areas. As usual, the man with the shovel is getting it in the neck, although he is not responsible for what has taken place. He is earning his wages and should be respected.