Jim Walsh (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

If this had been done at the start, we would not have had the uproar we do among the public, who have been burdened with so many costs.

Continuing the campaign on water charges is totally misguided. The most unfair tax we have is the universal social charge. When it was introduced, the Fianna Fáil Minister at the time stated that when the fiscal position improved, it would be the first to be tackled and removed. I get indications from the Government that it is cementing it into the process.