Workers’ Party representative in Waterford, Dick Roche, has said that Irish Water should focus on fixing leaks in order to prevent further drought spells in the region. Roche said: “Households in Waterford use an average of 363 Litres of water every day. This is below both the national and European average, and a full 25% [...]
The Workers’ Party have criticised Minister Eoghan Murphy’s renewed proposal to remove water services from local authorities, stating it appears to be nothing more than a pretext for job losses. Responding to reports that Minister Murphy had brought the proposal to Cabinet last Thursday, Cllr. Ted Tynan, Workers’ Party, said: “Minister Murphy’s proposal to remove [...]
Irish Water has come in for fresh criticism, for failing to curtail the use of water for commercial purposes, as the country’s drought worsens. Speaking on the matter, Cllr. Ted Tynan of the Workers’ Party said: “Unfortunately, because of successive governments’ failure to invest in proper infrastructure for our public water service, we are faced [...]
The Workers’ Party have said that recent days' water shortages show up the failure of Irish Water to invest in upgrading public infrastructure. Dick Roche, Waterford representative for the party, said: “Waterford is already on Irish Water's "at risk of water restrictions" list. This is not because people in Waterford are prolific water wasters - [...]
Gavin Mendel-Gleason The Workers’ Party have said that water restrictions in Dublin show up the failure of Irish Water to invest in infrastructure. Gavin Mendel-Gleason, Dublin representative for the party, said: “Dublin continues to see as much as 57% of water lost to leaks, as compared with around 25% in London. Irish Water [...]
The Workers’ Party has described the Louth / Meath area water crisis as “a national disaster” and the party has called for local authority resources from other counties to be brought in to assist in restoring the water supply as a matter of urgency. WP Meath representative Seamus McDonagh Meath Workers’ Party [...]
Commenting on developments at the Oireachtas Water Committee, Workers’ Party Cork City Councillor Ted Tynan said: 'The last minute deal by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to amend the recommendations of the Water Committee report is quite clearly an attempt to leave the door open for the reintroduction of charges in the future. The will [...]
The Workers’ Party have described the proposals of the so-called expert commission on water charges as a back door to future reintroduction of a full charging system. WP Meath representative Seamus McDonagh Workers’ Party spokesperson Seamus McDonagh described the proposals as unworkable. “As long as metering is in place the mechanism for [...]
Cllr. Ted Tynan (WP) Workers’ Party Cork City Councillor Ted Tynan has said that the Oireachtas Committeee on Water Charges is an expensive foregone conclusion and has demanded that the matter be put to a referendum for the people to decide. Speaking at the Workers’ Party Ard Fheis in Dublin at the weekend, [...]
The Workers’ Party has condemned the guilty verdict against a Tallaght teenager charged in relation to the alleged false imprisonment of Joan Burton at the 2014 Jobstown protest. Workers’ Party spokesperson Seamus McDonagh described the verdict as vindictive and politically motivated adding that the decision could impose a lifelong stain on the character of a [...]
