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Gerry

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403 total appearances

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"I burst into tears because I couldn't boil the ham" Uisce Éireann Problems

It's incredibly difficult, but there's a whole lot of other issues there.

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"I burst into tears because I couldn't boil the ham" Uisce Éireann Problems

There's fire safety, number one.

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"I burst into tears because I couldn't boil the ham" Uisce Éireann Problems

We don't have access to any sort of water.

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"I burst into tears because I couldn't boil the ham" Uisce Éireann Problems

If the fire brigade come, they need to make sure they bring the water with them.

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"I burst into tears because I couldn't boil the ham" Uisce Éireann Problems

The school has had to close on quite a few occasions because of this.

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"I burst into tears because I couldn't boil the ham" Uisce Éireann Problems

health and safety issues.

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"I burst into tears because I couldn't boil the ham" Uisce Éireann Problems

We also, now I have been dealing with the Ishghe Eireann.

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"I burst into tears because I couldn't boil the ham" Uisce Éireann Problems

They are incredibly difficult to deal with.

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"I burst into tears because I couldn't boil the ham" Uisce Éireann Problems

We have had our TDs and our local representatives working really, in fairness to them, they have been working really, really hard from all various parties on our behalf.

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"I burst into tears because I couldn't boil the ham" Uisce Éireann Problems

But they're just treated with complete contempt.

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"I burst into tears because I couldn't boil the ham" Uisce Éireann Problems

my local TV managed to get a virtual meeting with Ishgha Eireann it was over a year ago with representatives from Ishgha Eireann and it was just the rinse and repeat the same issues planning and resources and money and all that sort of stuff now the other thing I know I'm going to miss out a few bits here but the other thing is we live in the most beautiful area

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"I burst into tears because I couldn't boil the ham" Uisce Éireann Problems

planning permission has gone around us for nursing homes over the years, for housing estates, for crèches, and they've all been turned down because of the water infrastructure.

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"I burst into tears because I couldn't boil the ham" Uisce Éireann Problems

Now, on the most basic level, I just, like, I got up this morning to fill my kids' water bottles to school and I couldn't fill their water bottles.

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"I burst into tears because I couldn't boil the ham" Uisce Éireann Problems

It's part and parcel of the human right.

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"I burst into tears because I couldn't boil the ham" Uisce Éireann Problems

I have been on to the data, sorry, the communication regulator,

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"I burst into tears because I couldn't boil the ham" Uisce Éireann Problems

I was told that would take about 18 months for that to come to any sort of resolution.

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"I burst into tears because I couldn't boil the ham" Uisce Éireann Problems

Ishka Air and Alfa, they keep closing.

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"I burst into tears because I couldn't boil the ham" Uisce Éireann Problems

The other problem is that we have kept a reference.

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"I burst into tears because I couldn't boil the ham" Uisce Éireann Problems

And I would strongly advise anyone, and I know there's lots of other areas with problems with water, keep a log and a reference number of every single phone call you make.

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"I burst into tears because I couldn't boil the ham" Uisce Éireann Problems

What they're doing and what they have been doing is, so you ring, you get a reference number.