Fianna Fail has been slammed over the delay to refund water charges to households throughout Ireland.

Fine Gael accused the party of "flip flopping" on Irish Water and said they are not supporting the people who paid their water charges.

TD Deputy Rock said: "It is absolutely vital that those who paid water charges are no worse off than those who didn't pay, and I can't believe Fianna Fáil want to delay refunds even further.

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"The only policy Fianna Fáil ever had on water was to consistently u-turn on its previous position. Their latest move is a comical continuation of their flip flopping on the issue of water. They simply can't seem to determine their stance on the matter.

"This is typical flip-flopping by the Party which originally wanted to charge the public a flat €500 charge for water and now don't want to refund the 61% of people who paid the water charges and are now entitled to a refund."

(CD/LM)