Labour Party by-election candidate for Dublin South West, Councillor Pamela Kearns, said that while the Labour Party had been working hard on a package of measures to assist low income households make the new payments, Sinn Fein was speaking out of both sides of its mouth on whether or not it would abolish the charges.
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Cllr Kearns commented: "Sinn Fein, from Gerry Adams down, has refused to say that in Government they would abolish water charges. This reflects the position in Northern Ireland where Sinn Fein oversee a €1000 charge on households to cover services such as the provision of water.
"Now, however, a matter of weeks before an election in Dublin South West, they have done an about turn, with their candidate, Cathal King, claiming that Sinn Fein would abolish the charges, and Mary Lou McDonald stating that Sinn Fein was committed to reversing water charges in government.
"What is the true Sinn Fein position? Opposing a measure is one thing. Reversing it means something completely different."
(CD/IT)
