Simon Coveney is insisting he will not introduce any laws to totally scrap water charges, claiming it would be illegal under EU law.
But the Housing Minister says he hopes the dispute doesn’t result in a general election – because the public doesn’t want one.
Earlier the Taoiseach hinted that legislation to scrap water charges could be facilitated as long as it was tabled by someone else.
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Simon Coveney says there’s no need to collapse the Government over it.
