Gilmore: Water 'a basic human right'

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has confirmed that Labour will not sign off on water charges without allowances for families on low incomes.

Gilmore: Water 'a basic human right'

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has confirmed that Labour will not sign off on water charges without allowances for families on low incomes.

He told the Dáil that €240 a year in water charges is too high a price for low-income households.

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