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Sinn Féin MEP to meet EU Commissioner to discuss School Water Charges

Published: 15 January, 2008

Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald will tomorrow meet with Commissioner Stavros Dimas in Strasbourg to discuss the EU Water Directive and the Irish government's decision supposedly on foot of the Directive to impose water charges on schools.

Speaking ahead of tomorrow's meeting the Dublin MEP said, "The
Government has laid the decision to impose water charges on schools at
the door of the EU. It is my understanding from previous questions I've
raised with the Commission that member states can retain some discretion
on the charges. I intend to use the meeting to get full clarification on
the issue."