Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

This is not a genuine effort by a Government to take on board what the House says. The people voted to retain this House, yet not one amendment has been accepted and the Minister of State has no interest in anything anybody here has to say. He is going through what I call a democratic farce, which is an insult to the democratic process. I would love to be able to vote for Irish Water because we will have to pay for water at some stage, but the Bill is an insult to the House and the people. It is wrong to continue with this farce.