Kevin Humphreys (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I regret the Minister's previous statement that this is a political ambush. It is not meant to be that in any manner. In fact, in response to Senator Lombard, we have debated this at length. He should regret some of the figures of speech he has used on previous occasions, such as asking what else he would do in August but cut hedges. I apologise since this issue came very late, but it also came very late to me. I only spoke to one of the residents today and got the message from Councillor Dermot Lacey recently that this is a real and live issue.I respect the vote of the Dáil. I accept that the Senator said Fianna Fáil is committed to the Bill, that it voted for it and avoided votes but we are talking about people's homes, and Waterways Ireland has not been able to move on them.