Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 599: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if primary schools are to have water meters installed and be charged for the use of water. [32444/07]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Article 9.1 of the EU Water Framework Directive requires all Member States to take account of the principle of water services cost recovery, including environmental and resource costs, in accordance with the polluter pays principle. The Directive is being implemented in Ireland in relation to the non-domestic sector, including educational premises, on the basis of recovery of all non-domestic water services costs from non-domestic users of the services by means of a meter based volumetric water charge to ensure charges accord with actual consumption. This requires the installation of water meters in all non-domestic premises, including schools.