Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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887. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if water services charges will be subject to the public service obligation, similar to ESB and gas. [49611/14]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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With effect from 1 January 2014, Irish Water is responsible for public water services. The Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provides that Irish Water shall collect charges from its customers in receipt of water services provided by it.

As set out in the Water Services Act 2014, which was enacted on 28 December 2014, water charges for domestic customers commenced on 1 January 2015 with the first bills due to issue from April 2015. There is no provision for a public service obligation levy as part of water charges bills.