From new allowances to a new pricing structure, here’s a look at the biggest changes made to the water charges following today’s Dáil debate.
Ireland’s bigwigs have been discussing the water charges in the Dáil today and they’ve made a few new notable changes. So here’s all you need to know…
- Unit cost of metered water drops by 25 per cent from €4.88 per 1,000 litres to €3.70 per 1,000 litres
- Four-year cap on water charges until 1.1.19 – so no change until then
- All registered households to receive ‘water conservation grant’ of €100 per year
- PPS numbers no longer required for registration
- PPS numbers already sent to Irish Water will be deleted
- First bills to be issued in April 2015 (April Fools’ day, perhaps?)
- Children’s allowance now 21,000 litres per year for everyone under 18
- Those who don’t pay can be pursued by Irish Water
- Irish Water must distinguish between those who can’t pay and those who won’t
- Legislation to be introduced to allow unpaid bills to be deducted from tenants’ deposits if necessary
- Occupier of premises must pay water charges
- Flat €260 bill for those who don’t actively register
- Those who don’t actively register won’t receive €100 grant
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