As for charging for water, the only decision that would be in the interests of the public would be a ban on all private profit-making from the supply and distribution of water, but that is not even mentioned in this report, which, in pillorying Ireland for its practice of publicly financing water provision, is instead at pains to stress the commercial nature of this vital substance.
For så vidt angår prisfastsættelse for vand, ville den eneste beslutning, der kunne tjene befolkningens interesser, være et forbud mod enhver privat fortjeneste på vandforsyning. Dette er der imidlertid slet ikke tale om i betænkningen, som ved at hænge Irland ud på grund af dette lands praksis med offentlig finansiering af vand derimod understreger dette livsvigtige stofs handelskarakter.