Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

We made those increases because of the needs schools have. The Water Framework Directive uses the terminology "the polluter pays". It is just a general term indicating that those who use the water should pay for it. The charges applied to schools by different local authorities are inconsistent. We are working with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to ascertain whether the same charge can apply so that the capitation grant can go towards it.

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