Parties have no plans to change legislation to tackle water bill non-payers

People refusing to pay their water bills are to escape any legal punishment after Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil said they will not introduce new laws to prosecute debts under €500 writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith, Daniel McConnell, and Elaine Loughlin.

Both parties have confirmed they have no plans for new legislation to tackle non-payers, despite repeatedly warning the public in recent days that non-payers will be “pursued”.