The Fianna Fail leader says the new minority Government would not have lasted more than a number of months if the issue of water charges wasn't dealt with.
Micheal Martin says up to 90 TD's were elected to the 32nd Dail on "an anti-water charges mandate" – so a decision on the matter – was important before a Taoiseach could be elected.
- Advertisement -
Yesterday, the new government Chief Whip Regina Doherty said that the suspension of water charges will begin in June at the end of the current billing cycle.
But, Micheal Martin says his party didn't hang the whole deal on Irish Water and there were a number of other issues that required debate
