Sinn Féin will stop domestic water charges – North and South

CONOR MURPHY MLA, the Sinn Féin minister in the North's Assembly who stopped the Tory Government in Westminster introducing domestic water charges in the Six Counties, has urged people in a video message to support the Right2Water/Right2Change rally starting at 2pm in Dublin on Saturday.

Sinn Féin's position is to:-

• Abolish domestic water charges and dismantle Irish Water;

• Stop the metering project and redirect the remaining monies to direct investment in infrastructure;

• Establish an independent Commission on Water Services to examine the most appropriate public ownership model to report back to Government within nine months;

• Underpin the new model for a public water service in legislation;

• Hold a referendum to enshrine the public ownership of Ireland’s water services in the Constitution;

• Roll out a major water conservation programme in conjunction with local authorities.