Seanad debates

Friday, 19 December 2014

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage

 

8:45 pm

Photo of Paudie CoffeyPaudie Coffey (Waterford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

They install water-saving devices in cisterns and flush systems. Eco-showers can be installed, as can rain harvesting and rain butts, with the €100. It will focus the minds of our citizens on water, which we all agree is a valuable resource. We also all agree that our water infrastructure needs investment. Many Senators on all sides of the House have said this. When one is in government, as many Senators in the Opposition have been in the past, and some Senators might like to be and may be in the future, one must make decisions and play with the cards one is dealt. We are putting our cards on the table on how we will fund a water infrastructure which will sustain the country and its citizens.

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