Forty eight hours after the official launch of Renua Ireland, Ms. Creighton has given her two cents about water charges.
She has said that centralising the water system is a ‘good idea’, but that the objectives set out for Irish Water have been ‘abysmally abandoned’.
Renua Ireland stated that if they are elected into Government, the party will abolish the utility and establish “a streamlined, independent organisation that will oversee investment in water”.
Nevertheless, Creighton said that people should pay for the ‘excess use of water’.
In a statement, she said “I believe that Irish citizens are entitled to a basic amount of water for free.’
“I think that it’s a human right, I think that families should be able to provide water for their day-to-day activities etc., but I’ve no difficulty with charging for the excess use of water.”