The housing minister has denied he’s trying to stall a referendum to guarantee public ownership of the water system.
But Simon Coveney says he needs to get legal advice to make sure the proposed wording of a referendum doesn’t have legal pitfalls.
An Oireachtas committee has this morning heard the wording proposed by Independents4Change TD Joan Collins seems to be straightforward.
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But Minister Coveney says he can’t proceed until the Attorney General has her own input first.
