Jim D'Arcy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This only became apparent with the recent wet spell. Irish Water was contacted and the contractor returned late on 23 December 2015 and did a first-class remedial job in addition to being very courteous to Mrs. Taggart who was very impressed.

The criticism of the Government and Irish Water contained in this motion is opportunistic and unfounded, notwithstanding the fact that Senator Mullins has said that some mistakes were made. I congratulate Fianna Fáil on being responsible in terms of the rule of law and not advocating disturbances, breaking the law or non-payment but I believe in Irish Water. Even though Fianna Fáil did a lot of things wrong, the roads will be a testament to it. I believe this is as significant as our road network and that the water and wastewater treatment network we will have in this country will be very important for the next 100 years, so I cannot support this motion.