While others opposed water charges in words, only the AAA built the boycott which now has Irish Water on its knees. Cian helped organise the largest protests Limerick has seen in decades, calling for the complete abolition of water charges and Irish Water.

The investment promised by Irish Water has not materialised, and in fact, water charges are not raising any money whatsoever for investment. The government's investment plan is totally lacking. In our 2016 budget document, the AAA outlined how we would invest €1 billion a year to deal with historic underinvestment and roll out a programme to replace lead pipes.