Water Charges Regime Will Come To An End Today
The water charges regime introduced by the last Government will come to an end later today.
The Dáil will vote to accept the report of the water services committee.
It says only those who excessively use water will pay, refunds will be issued and there will be a referendum to prevent water services ever being privatised.
Fianna Fáil's Barry Cowen says it's time to move on from water and deal with the issues people want addressed:
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