Lucinda Creighton says the newly formed Social Democrats Party is being 'dishonest' about water charges.
The Social Democrats listed the abolition of water charges among their policies at the party's launch this week.
However, Deputy Creighton says that this is an unrealistic and populist view.
The Social Democrats leadership is made up of three former independent TDs, Catherine Murphy, Stephen Donnelly, and Roisin Shorthall.
Leader of Renua, Lucinda Creighton says the Social Democrats have jumped on the 'anti-water charges bandwagon':