Sinn Féin is calling for the domestic water metering programme to be stopped.

Spokesperson for Public Expenditure and Reform, David Cullinane, said the unspent €140million should be reallocated to other areas earmarked for capital expenditure by Irish Water.

Deputy Cullinane said: "Sinn Féin has consistently stated that allocating €500m on for the installation of domestic water meters was a mistake. We said time and time again that this money should have been invested in fixing the decrepit water infrastructure which is the main source of water wastage.

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"Decades of under-investment in our water infrastructure and sanitation services by governments led by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil has led to over half of our water being wasted due to leaks in the system. District metering would have helped solve this problem."

(CD/JP)