Support pact at risk as Fine Gael accused of abandoning water deal

Fianna Fáil has accused Fine Gael of reneging on an agreement on water charges and “abandoning” a deal, leaving the government support pact at risk.

As both parties turned on each other yesterday over disagreement on the final recommendations to fund the future of water services, tensions mounted and accusations were traded by both sides.

The division is over final terms of the Oireachtas water committee report and saw Fine Gael lose several votes on recommendations yesterday, including on the wastage of water and water meters.