Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)

Individual councils control these matters. The current system of volume charges can be very unjust to individual users. One will find people paying higher charges than necessary if they are charged simply on the volume of water that enters their system. Some councils have also made a single charge for "water in and waste out".

The installation of meters is the only way to achieve equitable charging for non-domestic water users. I understand that metering is well advanced. The Deputy mentioned County Louth and I understand that it has almost completed its metering programme. We expect the balance of the country will be metered by the end of this year or early next year.

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