My concern revolves around the consequences arising from the recently published report on the provision of domestic water supply services. I congratulate Deputy Paul Murphy, who is not in the House, and his colleague, Deputy Boyd Barrett, on the neat way in which they hijacked the Sinn Féin Party in its entirety.

I think the Deputy is wandering.

This is promised legislation and it is in the programme for Government. I think the Ceann Comhairle will agree that what the Deputies did was no mean task. Having succeeded in that particular context, they then proceeded to hijack the Fianna Fáil Party. Now, they would appear to be set to hijack the Government and the Labour Party, everyone included. They are purporting to speak for the majority of people in the House. I want to refer to the consequences for two groups of people.

No, wait now.

I am referring to the supporters of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, the Labour Party and Sinn Féin as well.

The Deputy is very likely to be out of order.

The Ceann Comhairle will be delighted to hear this.

The Deputy is out of order.

The Ceann Comhairle will be included in this.

The Deputy is out of order. We are dealing with questions on promised legislation.

This is promised legislation. It is in the programme for Government.

The Deputy should ask the question. What is the question?

What is going to happen to those groups of people, who are taxpayers, who provide their own water supply and sewerage services and pay their existing taxes-----

I thank the Deputy. His time is up.

-----and who are now expected to pay the taxes of those people who say that general taxation will have to fund water supply services in future?

The Deputy should resume his seat. His time is up.

Will the Tánaiste indicate what provision is likely to be made for those unfortunate taxpayers who are now about to be visited again to pay for somebody elses services?

Neither I nor the people on this side would be able to stand over a situation whereby people who did the right thing and quietly paid their charges would be disadvantaged in any way by their decision to obey the law. Let me make that clear. We would not stand over a situation whereby people who disobeyed the law benefit over those who obeyed. That is the reason this is one of the issues to be considered carefully by the committee that the House has set up.