Mark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Section 3 states that a dwelling occupied by two or more adults as the place of their principal private residence would not pay more than €260. That is a flat charge. It is €160 for one adult. I am wondering how the Government can stand over such an issue and the same section, subsection (7), states that metering will be put in place at a charge of €1.85 for each 1,000 litres supplied and €3.75 for 1,000 litres supplied and waste water removed. Yet, I read that metering would be unworkable. I am wondering what happened in the four years intervening and what road to Damascus did someone take that would allow him or her to do that. I look forward to the Minister's reply.