Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

No, there is not. On the issue of water charges mentioned by the Deputy, I dealt with this matter during Leaders' Questions this morning. The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government will bring a memorandum before the Cabinet shortly and it will make a decision. The memorandum of understanding signed off on between the then Government and the troika and subsequently voted on by the Dáil means the questions of a site valuation tax and charges arising from water metering will apply. The Government will make its decision in this regard shortly and will bring clarity and certainty to the matter. In addition to the existing initiatives regarding distressed mortgages, the Government also is considering a range of other options and it hopes to reach a conclusion on them by September.

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