Irish Water has denied it is in a row with the country's county councils over development levies paid for water infrastructure.
The state utility has confirmed it is in the process asking local authorities to transfer the fees to the it and says negotiations are ongoing.
The charges were paid by developers as part of their planning processes for houses and estates across the country.
However Sinn Féin's spokesperson on Local Government Deputy Brian Stanley claims the company is "making it up as it goes along":
Meanwhile hundreds of people took part in a protest march against water charges in Limerick city centre this afternoon.
The 'Bin The Bills' protest, which was organised by the 'We won't pay' campaign, encouraged people to postpone paying water bills, which were sent to homes across the country earlier this week.
TD Paul Murphy addressed protesters at the gathering:
Protesters marched through the city, with an indoor rally held after the march in St John's Pavilion.
Mass non-payment protest in Limerick telling the government in no uncertain terms #NoWay #WeWontPay
Posted by We Won't Pay the Water Tax - Limerick on Saturday, 11 April 2015
The first Irish Water bills began arriving through letterboxes earlier this week.
The company has already warned that they are likely to contain errors and incorrect information.
They're urging those affected to contact them, and have hired more than 700 customer service staff to take calls on the company's helplines.
Customers have two weeks from the date their bill is issued to pay.
A total of 1.7 million bills will be issued, including to those who are not customers, such as those on group water schemes.
Irish Water has admitted it is "not acceptable" to issue hundreds of thousands of bills to people who should not receive them.
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