Paudie Coffey (Waterford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The future generations will not thank this Government or any Government if we do not invest in such a vital infrastructure.

I have listened to Senator David Cullinane continuously express false anger, citing his populism and playing to the gallery for local media. Sinn Féin has flip-flopped on this issue also. Only a few months ago its leader, Deputy Gerry Adams, told the media and the country that he would pay water charges. He then decided he might not pay them and when we saw the results of the by-elections in Tallaght and Roscommon, Sinn Féin decided to oppose them. There is no consistency.