Latest: Water charges 'finished' as committee moves closer to recommending water bill refunds

Update 2.20pm: Water charges are "finished" and hundreds of millions of euro has been "wasted" on a failed billing system, a Sinn Féin TD has claimed.

In dramatic developments, Oireachtas committee water charges member Eoin O'Broin has claimed that the group have agreed effectively to refund water bills, writes Juno McEnroe of the Irish Examiner.