Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 37:

In page 119, line 27, to delete "hardship," and substitute "hardship or quality of water supplied,".

This amendment inserts an additional provision into the existing text of section 105(4)(a) to enable a water charge, or part of a water charge, to be waived where there is a problem with the quality of water supplied. This is certainly very topical at present because it is obviously wrong that people should be charged — in Galway, for example — for water contaminated through no fault of their own. It would be unfair and unreasonable to charge people for water that is in any way tainted. This is a very prudent and timely amendment that will allow for the waiver of such charges.

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