Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Did the troika leave on 21 or 30 November? What discussions did the Minister have with the representatives of the Commission, the IMF and the ECB about water charges? Was the new regime that the Government announced, which is unacceptable to the Irish people, discussed with the troika members? Did they raise any concerns about, for example, the water conservation grant that has nothing to do with water conservation? Did the Minister inform the representatives that since the troika left the Government's support has plummeted and the Irish people have taken to the streets to reject some of the proposals the Government is introducing? In particular, what was the troika's position in respect of water, or are the reports wrong and water charges were not discussed? Was the climb-down and change the Government has outlined regarding water charges discussed also?

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