John Kelly (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I compliment the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly. It is well acknowledged that he is doing a good job and that he is a fair Minister. He has listened to the concerns of the people and has turned the situation around. We all acknowledge that the way in which Irish Water was set up was wrong and the Minister has dealt with that appropriately.

The main point of the Opposition and opponents of water charging is that the people already pay for water through their taxes. That, to a degree, is true.