Environment Minister and Tipperary TD Alan Kelly has all but confirmed that the cap on water charges will be extended into 2016.
The Minister is set to meet with Irish Water officials this afternoon as the controversy over the introduction of charges continues.
Public anger over water charges has been gathering pace in recent weeks with calls for the Government to intervene.
Tipperary TD and Environment Minister Alan Kelly has indicated strongly today that the assessed charge for water will be extended for two years.
The Portroe native says the government will decide on major changes to the charges system in the next week or so.
He says the charges will be “modest” and that customers will then have certainty about the bills they should expect for years to come.
Meanwhile the CEO of Irish Water, Terryglass native, John Tierney, has apologised for how the rollout of water charges have been handled.
He says he and Irish Water recognise the huge numbers who showed up at protests last week – and they're determined to get the system working properly and ensure people have a good quality water supply.
Today's developments follow mass protests across the country at the weekend where close to 150 thousand people took to the streets to voice their anger at the introduction of water charges.
There were 5 demonstrations in County Tipperary in Roscrea, Nenagh, Tipp Town, Cashel and Carrick on Suir where between four and five thousand people turned out.
