Written answers
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Local Authority Charges
12:00 pm
Niall Collins (Limerick West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 299: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if schools are exempt from payment of local authority water charges; if this is for an indefinite period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44439/09]
Niall Collins (Limerick West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 300: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if community owned properties and buildings in use for not for profit community purposes are exempt from payment of local authority water charges; if this is for an indefinite period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44440/09]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 299 and 300 together.
Under the Government's water pricing policy, local authorities are required to recover the costs of providing water services from non domestic users of these services including community owned properties and buildings in use for not-for-profit community purposes.
In January 2008, the Government introduced transitional arrangements for charging schools for water services to apply for the period 2007 - 2009. The transitional arrangements provide for a flat rate amounting to â¬4.00 per pupil this year - the rate for 2007 was â¬3.00 per pupil and for 2008 was â¬3.50 per pupil. The transitional period provides schools with an opportunity to undertake activities to reduce water usage. The transitional arrangements will cease at the end of this year and all schools are due to be charged for water services based on usage with effect from 1 January 2010.
Question No. 301 answered with Question No. 294.
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