Contentious issue of water charges rears its head again

OPPOSITION PARTY Sinn Fein have said that they plan to scrap domestic water charges. Draft legislation submitted by the party aims to repeal parts of the Water Services Act 2017, which was controversially enacted under a Fine Gael government at that time. It is understood that civil service officials have briefed Minister for Housing, James Browne, on details of a provocative … [Read more...] about Contentious issue of water charges rears its head again

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