Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services
Scottish Water, Welsh Water and the Commission for Energy Regulation
1:30 pm
Mr. Douglas Millican:
In Scotland charging and policy decisions are made by Ministers of the Scottish Government. That is because any discount given to one customer has to be paid for by another customer; therefore, trade-offs are made. The greatest discounts are for those in receipt of social security benefits and single householders who are proxy for those who use less water in their houses.