Taoiseach: 'I don't want to commit' to refunding water charges

Taosieach Enda Kenny has said he "does not want to commit" to refunding water charges until after a special Oireachtas Committee looks into the issue, writes Elaine Loughlin, Irish Examiner Political Reporter in Palo Alto.

Taoiseach: 'I don't want to commit' to refunding water charges
Thu, 01 Dec, 2016 - 06:10

Taosieach Enda Kenny has said he "does not want to commit" to refunding water charges until after a special Oireachtas Committee looks into the issue, writes Elaine Loughlin, Irish Examiner Political Reporter in Palo Alto.

Fine Gael TDs and ministers are now split over whether to pay back the controversial water charges.

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