Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 128: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps his Department are taking to address the issue of water charges on farms. [19525/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Local authorities are required to recover from non-domestic water consumers the costs incurred in the provision of water services to those consumers in accordance with the polluter pays principle and the requirements of Article 9 of the EU Water Framework Directive. The requirement for non-domestic consumers to pay for water services supplied to them applies regardless of the use to which the water is put.