Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Yes. He should look forward because many people in Fianna Fáil ran in Dublin South East, and many candidates went on to be President, so he might not always be a columnist for The Irish Times. He may be in the Phoenix Park at some stage.
The €100 grant will assist people in the conservation measures and I hope it will be used for that purpose. I do not have much more to add because if I do that I will be getting into the Irish Water debate. I would say, however, and Senator Cullinane mentioned the bin charge waiver in Waterford at length, that I served on Dublin City Council from 1999 until I was elected to this House and we were able to maintain a bin waiver while providing the service. We lost the service because those in People Before Profit were intent on ensuring that nobody would pay for that service and it was no longer financially viable for Dublin City Council to carry it out. I believe it was an important service. If people had been more constructive in the anti-bin charge campaign, many more local authorities would still be providing the service and a waiver system would be in place. The outcome of that People Before Profit campaign has worsened the situation for many people across the State because local authorities provided a very good service but, unfortunately, the financial viability was removed by protestors for the sake of protesting, with the result that people were led up the garden path.
I will not go into the Irish Water debate-----