Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 February 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services

Public Water Forum

1:30 pm

Ms Mindy O'Brien:

On equity and fairness, it is asked where one gets the money back. Professor Collins referred to tax credits. There is a whole basket of sources of tax credits. I brainstormed and came up with a mechanism, although I do not know whether it would work. If one decided to have water bonds, people could get a water bond and be an owner of Irish Water. They would get a portion commensurate with the amount of money they put it. If they wanted to buy more, that would be great.