David Cullinane (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I was at the protest outside Merrion Square. There were music and songs, but that is part of a rally. Rather than talking about the right to protest, what we need from the Government Senators is a call for a debate on the right to water. That is what people were protesting about. They see water as a human right. There are people within the Right2Water campaign who are against water charges. There are people who may not be associated with the Right2Water campaign who have a fear of the services being privatised. However, rather than calling for a debate on protests and whinging about tens of thousands of people marching against the Government, why do the Senators not listen and act? That is what they are here to do. If they did that, they would not have the unprecedented rallies.

Whatever about the numbers yesterday, RTE said 50,000-----