Fianna Fail and Fine Gael will soon receive Sinn Féin's terms of reference for a commission to establish the best public ownership model to replace Irish Water.

TD David Cullinane said it is vitally important that any new body established to replace Irish Water has the full confidence of the public to manage and deliver water and sewerage services.

He said: "Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have agreed to establish a commission on this and Sinn Féin is today publishing what we believe should be the terms of reference for that committee.

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"In order for any new body to have full public confidence water charges must be gone and gone permanently."

Terms of reference for Independent Commission on Irish water services:

The aim of this Commission is to ensure that there is public trust and confidence in the arrangements for financing and delivering water and sewerage services for all citizens in this State.

To independently advise the Houses of the Oireachtas on the level of exchequer funding required following the abolition of domestic charges and related options to finance the State water and sewerage services now and in the future.

To advise on the level of investment in our water and sewerage infrastructure needed to deliver quality, water and sewage infrastructure in a cost effective and efficient manner.

To bring forward an organisational model to replace Irish Water which will be publicly owned, protects the public interest and complies with EU standards.