Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I received a response from the Minister this week in respect of an estimation on the part of the Department and Irish Water on how many households would be metered. The answer suggested that over 400,000 households out of approximately 1.1 million would be done by the end of this year. I was hoping for a more up-to-date response, to be honest. It might determine a quicker resolution to the Minister's difficulties with his partners in government in respect of resolving the issues that are outstanding. This is something we have been saying for some time. Obviously, there should be an indication of an estimation of the bill to be charged to those who will not have a meter installed, irrespective of the reason or whether it is because of protesters or the poor results rate, as indicated originally by those contracted.

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