IRISH WATER IS high up on the agenda in the ongoing government talks, with one mooted proposal being the suspension of water charges.

Now a new poll says that the majority of Irish people support the suspension of the contentious charges.

The findings are contained in a Claire Byrne Live/Amárach Research poll for TheJournal.ie that was carried out today.

Fine Gael are reported to have offered a suspension of six to nine months, but Fianna Fáil is said to want the charges suspended for five years.

The Claire Byrne Live Amárach poll asked 1,000 adults: Do you support the suspension of water charges?

The results were:

Yes: 65%
No: 29%
Don’t know: 6%

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Majority of Irish people support suspension of water charges

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