The Irish Property Owners Association say they will not co-operate with the government's plans to take unpaid water bills out of a tenant's security deposit.

The Association's Information Officer, Margaret McCormack says it is an intolerable situation.

"If somebody that comes into a property that uses the water, doesn't pay for those water charges, it appears that now landlords are being made responsible for that charge. That's unacceptable. That's a service provided to the tenant and it's the tenant that needs to pay for that service so it's a totally unfair situation. It would be an intolerable situation," said McCormack.