Leo Varadkar confident Government will survive any water charges debate

Government and opposition TDs will not be bound by a soon-to-be-released special commission report on the future of water charges, said Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar.

Leo Varadkar confident Government will survive any water charges debate

He also said he believes the minority government, supported by Fianna Fáil, will survive the expected debate when the contentious issue of water charges comes up for discussion again.

However, already a row has broken out over who will be chairing a special Oireachtas committee, which is to consider the water commission report when it is released next week.

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