{"id":1506,"date":"2013-12-19T15:25:40","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T15:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seancrowe.ie\/home\/?p=1506"},"modified":"2013-12-19T15:25:40","modified_gmt":"2013-12-19T15:25:40","slug":"crowe-slams-government-over-water-services-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/seancrowe.ie\/home\/crowe-slams-government-over-water-services-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Crowe Slams Government Over Water Services Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dublin South West Sinn F\u00e9in TD, Se\u00e1n Crowe, has slammed the Government over its introduction of the Water Services Bill and how it stifled debate of the bill in the D\u00e1il.<\/p>\n

The Water Services Bill will introduces water charges, asset strips local authorities without a vote being cast by councillors, and further advances the process of privatisation of essential services.<\/p>\n

Deputy Crowe said:<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one should be under any illusion about how important and how serious an effect this bill will have on hard pressed working families.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis bill aims to transfer all the water service assets from 31 local authorities to the newly established Irish Water. It will also allow Irish Water to charge households for drinking water.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is just one more step on this Government\u2019s road of mass privatisation of all public services. Sinn F\u00e9in is completely opposed to this measure and has been consistent in our opposition to the establishment of Irish Water and on the introduction of these new charges.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccess to clean, safe drinking water should be a human right.<\/p>\n

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Se\u00e1n Crowe and opposition TDs after D\u00e1il walk out over Water Services Bill<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cFamilies are already strechted trying to make-ends-meet due to the ongoing austerity policies introduced by this Government, and the previous Government.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that many families are already going hungry because they can\u2019t afford to pay for food, going cold because they can\u2019t afford home heating, and now the Government seem to want them to go thirsty because they can\u2019t afford water.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is just the latest in a series of increased taxes households are going to be expected to pay, including the Household Property Tax, management fees, domestic waste, and now they are being forced to cough up for this new levy.<\/p>\n

\u201cNowhere in this bill do the Government appear to take into account people on low income or even those currently living in poverty. A millionaire will be expected to pay the same as those on the average industrial wage or less.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of people simply can\u2019t afford to pay this new water charge and will now be forced into deeper and deeper poverty and debt.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

ENDS<\/p>\n

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