Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In line with the direction from the regulator, the charges should be the same and should certainly be in line with what the local authorities were charging previously. We can get that checked out. In August, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities provided an updated note on this matter. The report to align all the charges, which was due around now, has been slightly delayed. It should be back with the regulator in quarter 3 of 2018. It will be published then for further brief public consultation and should be completed before the end of 2018. There will then be a standard system of connection policies throughout the country.

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