Parties have options to stem flow of Irish Water issues

Instead, it may have clarified the most likely solution to the utility and its bills which remain a key stumbling block to any Fine Gael-Fianna Fáil deal.
As reported by the Irish Examiner on March 4, cancelling charges would be illegal in the eyes of the European Commission as Ireland now has a fees ‘tradition’. However, Brussels may tolerate a deferral of the payment system.