Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 11 February 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht
Standards of Service in Water Supply: Irish Water and CER
3:40 pm
Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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Unfortunately, we will not know before 23 May what people are going to be charged for water. What penalties does the Commission for Energy Regulation envisage for non-payment of water charges? There may be individuals who will not pay, but there could be quite a number throughout the country who cannot pay. What will be the position on those who cannot pay? We have been informed that their supplies will be reduced. Does this mean that they will have access to perhaps one quarter or one tenth of their normal water supplies? What will be the percentage involved?