John Gilroy (Labour) | Oireachtas source

Senator Mooney addressed the Bill is his contribution. While I missed a number of contributions, I did not hear too many Second Stage speeches but I heard a great deal of propaganda from the Opposition.

I support the Bill because we need investment in water services and the only way to do that is to pay for it. Do we pay for this out of general taxation? It is contradictory on the part of those who purport to be on the Left to say everything should be paid for out of general taxation. If they are consistent in their ideology or if they are in any way intelligent, they have to say------