Michael Colreavy (Sligo-North Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

With regard to the water services (No. 3) Bill, Uisce Éireann has proposed that if repairs are required outside a house, it will fix leaks up to within 1 m of the curtilage of the house. In respect of leaks inside the house, many of which in rural areas may be under floors, Uisce Éireann seems to think the insurance industry will pick up the tab. I would love to see the insurance industry doing so, but I have no doubt its underwriters will say they will fix leaks where there is a problem with the structure of the house.

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