There are concerns about the ownership of water. Privatisation means corporate profits at the expense of people. It means raised prices, denial of access to water to those who cannot pay and... Read more
A constituent has been in contact expressing the difficulties the water charges are causing his business in Dublin Central; huge firms in Ireland are charged the same rates as the small loca... Read more
I have genuine concerns that the Government cannot be trusted when it comes to ownership and there are fears that Irish Water could be sold. The Government is out of touch with the ordinary... Read more
While on the protest today I met up with my neighbours from East Wall who were also at the protest. A great positive atmosphere – good-humoured but also serious because the water issue... Read more
If a social impact analysis had been done, the Government would have realised that not enough credit is available to many families to cover the proposed charge. We could have learned other l... Read more
Excellent article in the Irish Times today on the ‘quango’ that is Irish Water. The climb down by the Government shows the power of peaceful protest and public expression. The water protest... Read more
The Leaders’ Question I didn’t get to ask got some good coverage – Last night I spoke to Ainé Lawlor on RTE 1; The Week in Politics and discussed the 38% Cuts to community... Read more
These are the 6 issues that I will be looking at particularly: 1. Housing; as in an impetus that really recognises the seriousness and urgency of the situation including appropriate funding... Read more
Regardless of budget, austerity or recession, the lives of some people in society do not change one iota, while those in the low and middle income groups suffer disproportionately. We are to... Read more
Although I disagree with the implementation of charges for our water in the first place, at the very least people should feel that the water they are consuming is safe and free from being ta... Read more
