Tipperary Senator Garret Ahearn says additional funding will have to be found for Irish Water.
However he would not be drawn on whether or not this would mean a return to water charges.
Tipperary County Council CEO Joe MacGrath is due to meet with officials from Irish Water later this month in a bid to secure additional funding for infrastructure in the county.
Speaking to Fran Curry on Tipp Today he said the constant problems with supplies need to be tackled.
Senator Ahearn: “Well I think it’s inevitable that we’re going to have to find extra funding for Irish Water – it can’t continue the way it is. I mean Clonmel is a typical example where there’s leaks, there’s outages, businesses have no water.”
“Funding is a massive issue so we need to figure out a way.”
Fran: “So will there be water charges?”
Senator Ahearn: “Well I don’t think we’ll go back to the water charges debate.”
