Taoiseach: Not many schools have big water bills

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern insisted yesterday that only a small number of schools had received substantial bills for water usage.

He also denied claims that the Government had performed a U-turn by telling schools to hold onto their bills for the time being.

But he could not say exactly how schools would be levied in the future, saying the Government would work on the issue between now and January, when pupils return following Christmas holidays.