Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Yes, it is in the excess. If one adds the litres and multiplies the sum to take a year into account, one realises those are the facts that emerge. I have always said there should be an allowance for water but if people waste water beyond that, there is obviously a leak. People do not genuinely waste water but 90% of most leaks are from what we call the stopcock to the house. Is Irish Water now to be moping around houses trying to find leaks? Anyone who says a district meter will solve the problem obviously has not learned about water.

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