Simon Coveney says Irish Water is not going to be scrapped
Water charges will not be scrapped and Irish Water is not going to be abolished.
That is according to Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney, who has said his comments on the charge last week were misconstrued.
The Minister has said Fine Gael will not compromise on its core principles during negotiations to form a government.
Simon Coveney says Irish Water is one of them: “I think my comments were totally misconstrued last week.
“Fine Gael is not compromising on a series of core principles if we are going to be in Government.
“One of those is around Irish Water and water charges.
“Irish Water is not going to be abolished, water charges are not going to be abolished.”
