Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. A new non-domestic water tariff framework was introduced by Irish Water on 1 October. The CRU determines the charges and charging arrangements that apply to non-domestic customers. There will be three-year transition arrangement. What is happening essentially is 57 different charging regimes and more than 900 different charges are being consolidated over the course of the next three years. Under this arrangement, any annual bill increase above €250 will be spread across three years. It is important to say that when it comes to the new tariff system, 46% of customers will see a decrease, 50% of customers will see an increase of less than €250, 1.6% of customers will see an increase of between €250 and €500, and 1.7% of customers will see a bill increase greater than that. It is going to be phased in over a three-year period to help people adjust to the change.

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