Leo Varadkar says Fine Gael has thrown in the towel on water charges – and will not campaign for their reintroduction.
But the Taoiseach has denied that the scrapping of water charges – or their introduction in the first place – would have avoided the major leak that crippled the Drogheda region this week.
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He says no matter what kind of investment there was, or what kind of charges would exist, major leaks can never be avoided.