It is absolutely outrageous to have Deputies and Senators on the airwaves telling people to break the law and not pay their water charges. Such people are paid out of the public purse.

Why? Legislation has been-----

Senator Michael Mullins to continue, without interruption.

We all know our water and sewerage infrastructure needs major investment.

What about Siteserv?

The people of County Roscommon recently had €26.8 million invested in water infrastructure.

Senator Michael Mullins to continue, without interruption.

Some 11,300 people were taken off a boil water notice in Killeglan and Castelrea in the past couple of weeks. They agree that Irish Water must succeed. At the end of the day, the public representatives to whom I referred are misleading the public in the same way some of them misled the public about septic tank charges whereby they claimed such charges would be much higher than those which were eventually levied by the Government. People need to get real about this issue. Investment is required. Some 675,000 people have paid already. There must be fairness in the system and everybody must make a contribution.

I very much welcome the publication of the heads of the criminal justice (victims of crime) Bill by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, yesterday which was approved by the Cabinet. The landmark Bill will strengthen the rights of victims and their families and will ensure that victims and their needs are put at the heart of the justice system. Under the proposed Bill, a victim will have the right to receive comprehensive information on the criminal justice system, their role within it and the range of services and entitlements they may access from their first contact with a Garda station. It is long overdue and a further delivery on the commitments in the programme for Government. The Minister for Justice and Equality and the Cabinet are to be complemented.