Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour) | Oireachtas source

A couple of Bills have already been passed. The Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2012 was enacted in February 2012. The Water Services Act 2013 was enacted on 20 March 2013. The heads of the water services Bill have been approved by Government. It will provide Irish Water with the following necessary powers: to deliver water services, including through service level agreements with local authorities; to define the relationship between Irish Water, local authorities and the economic and environmental regulators; to set the legal basis for domestic water charges; to extend the water regulatory powers of the Commission for Energy Regulation; and to provide for related matters. As I have stated, it will be in this session.

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