Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 66: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to use the proposed Water Services Bill to reintroduce domestic water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9589/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Government's national water services pricing policy framework requires local authorities to recover the cost of providing water services from the users of these services, with the exception of households using the services for domestic purposes. There is no intention to reintroduce domestic water charges through the Water Services Bill or on any other basis.