Anthony Lawlor (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State's answer does not really include the commitment I am looking for on behalf of those with existing water meters. They should be able to inform Bord Gáis Energy or Uisce Éireann that they have a water meter and ask the company to come and read it. That would be better than the water board contacting them to say they have made the board's job of installing a water meter a little easier. It would be much fairer if the water board had to pay for one type of meter to be replaced with another. It is not the fault of consumers who planned ahead and installed water meters that we are now trying to make life easier for meter readers by using a system of reading meters that is not compatible with meters in situ.

In all fairness, Irish Water, or Uisce Éireann, should pay for the installation of the water meter if it is already in existence. This would make it much easier for Irish Water itself to read it.

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