Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The report shows that metering has reduced leakage. It shows that it has worked. The report endorses the idea of setting up a national utility and removing the responsibility from the local authorities. It endorses the value of moving away from the old approach. It supports the polluter pays principle, which provides that people who use water excessively should pay for such usage and that the general taxpayer who pays for most of the normal usage should not pay for excessive usage.

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