tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post6605926649848690186..comments2024-03-28T17:44:07.653+00:00Comments on TPQ: District Meters – The Greatest Discovery Since Sliced Bread? AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-37828171222888132472017-03-20T09:58:29.282+00:002017-03-20T09:58:29.282+00:00I concur with the comments of James Quigley in the...I concur with the comments of James Quigley in their entirety.<br /><br />That there is hardly a mention of the taxes levied since 1997 specifically to maintain and plan for future infrastructure of water is disingenuous to say the least. <br /><br />The running down of the system is an age old ploy and cynical in the extreme. We wring our hands at the crumbling state of the system and cry into Enda Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11805855785160362273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-69492455209698659302017-03-18T06:54:27.482+00:002017-03-18T06:54:27.482+00:00It’s not really about trust. I wouldn’t automatica...It’s not really about trust. I wouldn’t automatically trust anything they say either. Rather it’s the logic of any one statement or piece of evidence. For example, when Maria Graham stated, in response to a question from John Lahart, that privatisation was never discussed with the troika, I personally have difficultly believing that. I would imagine that privatisation was at least thought about. Joe Daltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07811277531672249194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-63749644508171915142017-03-17T14:09:32.654+00:002017-03-17T14:09:32.654+00:00@ J.Q
In gen agreement with you, create the crisi...@ J.Q <br />In gen agreement with you, create the crisis by way of running the system down through lack of investment, followed by a public relations campaign aimed at fooling the general public, report after report being carried out, a tactic of kicking the can down the road, with nothing constructively been done. <br /><br />Then we find that the whole system has arrived as planned, into a Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541631038231441272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-48986086193484223602017-03-14T22:08:20.514+00:002017-03-14T22:08:20.514+00:00I have to give it to you for your persistence. Ho...I have to give it to you for your persistence. However, in my dogged opinion, there are many things besides metering that should be the focus. You are quite right to mention that it is the 'political focus' in Ireland today but not for technical reasons you as an engineer may think. This narrow 'political focus' is only a smoke screen, a side show devised by 'the powers Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04166605274886767312noreply@blogger.com