Written answers
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Local Authority Charges
9:00 pm
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 374: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount charged by each local authority for commercial water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43840/08]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The following table, based on information supplied to my Department by the local authorities sets out the charges levied by each local authority for water and waste water supplies to non-domestic consumers in 2008.
| Local Authority charges for water and wastewater (in euro) per cubic metre (2008) | |||
| Local Authority | Charge for water | Charge for Wastewater | Combined Charge |
| Carlow | 1.00 | 1.30 | 2.30 |
| Cavan | 1.08 | 1.34 | 2.42 |
| Clare | 1.10 | 0.98 | 2.08 |
| Cork | 0.94 | 1.15 | 2.09 |
| Cork City | 0.97 | 1.33 | 2.30 |
| Donegal | 1.45 | 0.96 | 2.41 |
| Dublin City | 1.07 | 0.46 | 1.53 |
| South Dublin | 1.43 | 0.36 | 1.79 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | 1.09 | 1.15 | 2.24 |
| Fingal | 0.82 | 1.01 | 1.83 |
| Galway | 0.89 | 0.61 | 1.50 |
| Galway City | 0.71 | 0.28 | 0.99 |
| Kerry | 1.07 | 0.72* | 1.79* |
| Kildare | 0.85 | 0.56 | 1.41 |
| Kilkenny | 0.91 | 1.62 | 2.53 |
| Laois | 1.14 | 1.26 | 2.40 |
| Leitrim | 0.85 | 0.84 | 1.69 |
| Limerick | 1.10 | 1.50 | 2.60 |
| Limerick City | 1.07 | 0.59 | 1.66 |
| Longford | 1.25 | 1.15 | 2.40 |
| Louth | 0.85 | 0.70 | 1.55 |
| Mayo | 0.88 | 1.30 | 2.18 |
| Meath | 1.22 | 1.08 | 2.30 |
| Monaghan | 1.01 | 1.10 | 2.11 |
| Offaly | 1.10 | 1.40 | 2.50 |
| Roscommon | 0.82 | 1.09 | 1.91 |
| Sligo | 1.29 | 0.78 | 2.07 |
| Tipperary North | 1.10 | 0.80 | 1.90 |
| Tipperary South | 0.95 | 1.75 | 2.70 |
| Waterford | 1.06 | 1.06 | 2.12 |
| Waterford City | 1.16 | 0.37 | 1.53 |
| Westmeath | 1.19 | 1.26 | 2.45 |
| Wexford | 1.26 | 1.45 | 2.71 |
| Wicklow | 1.34 | 1.11 | 2.45 |
| *As a transitional measure Kerry County Council propose in 2008 to issue bills for water charges on a metered volumetric basis and separate fixed rate bills using a banding system for wastewater that the Council estimate to be equivalent to a waste water charge of €0.72 per m2. |
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