Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Gabhaim buíoch leis an Seanadóir as ucht an méid ama atá á thabhairt aige dom. Colleagues on this side of the House and I did not vote for the water charges bill last year for one reason. We could not get answers to basic questions about the costs that would be imposed on people. I have one question for the Minister of State. He was a colleague of mine on this side of the House and he knows how important it is to get answers to questions. It is reasonable for the Government to permit charges of €60 for a single person and €160 net for a family of more than one adult. However, there is a problem. People do not believe, come 2019, that those charges will be sustainable. My question for the Minister of State is whether the Government will lay a plan before the Irish people that will show the investment in the infrastructure can continue at those rates. If the Minister of State will do that, there will be an end to the riots on the streets. It is in the interest of personal safety. We do not want anarchy.