Refunding of water charges would be unfair on rural dwellers

Calls to refund water charges in the interests of fairness ignore rural dwellers who always paid for water and waste water services, writes Jim Daly

WHERE to now for the sore and sordid saga that has been the introduction of water charges in Ireland?

Amidst the growing list of politicians particularly from the Government side of the House calling for a refund of payments to those who paid for water in recent years, it is high time political leaders took a step back and applied some logic to their arguments before committing to any particular course of action.