Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 76: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the impact the introduction of water charges could have on families in which a family member has a particular health condition that requires more frequent than average bathing, such as severe eczema; and if before reaching a decision on the introduction of water charges, he will undertake to review the possible impact of pay by use charges on such families and invite submissions from the public on the way such families or families in similar situations should be treated under this tax. [31891/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The introduction of domestic water charges has recently been recommended in the reports of both the Commission on Taxation and the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes. While I recognize the concerns raised in the question, the recommendations were made, in both reports, as part of a package of recommendations on the funding of local government and will be considered by the Government in that context.