Ms Cathy Mannion:

On Deputy Boyd Barrett's question of opting in or out, it is for everyone to decide when they fill in the form or ring Irish Water to validate, whatever it is. They say whether they have one service, two services or no service, so they have the opportunity to say one, two or none. I have not heard of any fee for saying one does not want any services. It has to be a truthful declaration; to say that the service is not wanted and then to continue to take the service is a different matter. But if someone has his or her own well----