Irish Water costs opening a floodgate

How do we rate our Government and its individual ministers? Is it by the promises they make or by their performance? Why do we not put more pressure on ministers to save money?

According to media reports, there has been a considerable increase in litigation, which has added to the burden that taxpayers and consumers have been paying over the last four years.

During that period, the cost of services provided under government control, such as education, health insurance, electricity and gas, etc, has increased by 11.5%, or almost 3% per annum.