Phil Hogan: Water pricing should have been sorted out

Environment Minister Phil Hogan has admitted that water pricing details should have been sorted out three months ago, but denied he was the one who “messed-up.”

Asked if he agreed with Labour leader Eamon Gilmore’s assertion that it would have been better to have the issue dealt with months ago, Mr Hogan said: “It’s been going on three months. I agree with him totally.”

Pressed on whether this meant the minister himself had “messed-up”, Mr Hogan said: “I am agreeing with him (Gilmore) totally it should have been sorted out three months ago.”