Irish Water returns to the top of the Cabinet agenda this morning, after Taoiseach Enda Kenny yesterday vowed to sign off on a new deal by next week.
Several Ministers have acknowledged that mistakes have been made in setting up the utility - and say they'll be looking at ways to make the charge more affordable.
Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes said the biggest mistake the government made was attempting to introduce water charges over a three year period.
Brian Hayes says the government has one chance to fix the water charges issue before Christmas:
