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17/08/2015
Sinn Féin Call For 'Massive Public Response' For National Water Protest
Sinn Féin have called for a "massive public response" and for people to "turn out in their droves" for the Right2Water National Demonstration on 29 August.
Senator David Cullinane said that the government's water services policy was a "complete and utter failure", and that the "vast majority of people" reject water charges.
"Enda Kenny and Joan Burton seem content to drive forward with their disastrous water policy at all costs. They are happy to stumble from one crisis to the next," Senator Cullinane said.
"Only recently, we saw this detached government introduce pick-pocket style legislation that will allow the government to take unpaid water charges from the wages and social protection payments of struggling families. They did this with complete disregard for the financial pressures that have been placed upon people by their austerity and cuts.
"The Eurostat ruling, that Irish Water cannot be considered 'off-balance', has underscored the government's catastrophic mishandling of this issue from the start to the present day.
"Over the last couple of days, we have learned that charges are being brought against anti-water charges protestors in relation to events in Jobstown last November. This is another pathetic attempt to intimidate and silence the campaign against water charges and Irish Water. It won't work.
"The government's water charges debacle warrants a massive public response. Sinn Féin is calling on people from every community across Ireland to come out in their droves and support the Right2Water National Demonstration on August 29th.
"By joining together, in one voice, we can defeat water charges."
(MH)
Senator David Cullinane said that the government's water services policy was a "complete and utter failure", and that the "vast majority of people" reject water charges.
"Enda Kenny and Joan Burton seem content to drive forward with their disastrous water policy at all costs. They are happy to stumble from one crisis to the next," Senator Cullinane said.
"Only recently, we saw this detached government introduce pick-pocket style legislation that will allow the government to take unpaid water charges from the wages and social protection payments of struggling families. They did this with complete disregard for the financial pressures that have been placed upon people by their austerity and cuts.
"The Eurostat ruling, that Irish Water cannot be considered 'off-balance', has underscored the government's catastrophic mishandling of this issue from the start to the present day.
"Over the last couple of days, we have learned that charges are being brought against anti-water charges protestors in relation to events in Jobstown last November. This is another pathetic attempt to intimidate and silence the campaign against water charges and Irish Water. It won't work.
"The government's water charges debacle warrants a massive public response. Sinn Féin is calling on people from every community across Ireland to come out in their droves and support the Right2Water National Demonstration on August 29th.
"By joining together, in one voice, we can defeat water charges."
(MH)
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