Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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553. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has estimated the level of non-payment of water charges that would result in expenditure in Irish Water being deemed not to be an off balance sheet expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4479/15]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The expected level of bills to be issued to domestic customers in 2015 and 2016, being €271m and €274m respectively, was set out in November 2014 by my Department in the document entitled “Fact Sheet 1: Financing Irish Water”. This document is available on my Department’s website at In November 2014 I announced a package of measures to ensure that domestic water charges are certain, affordable and clear. The package of measures included proposals to enhance the collectability of domestic water charges.  These measures, when enacted, will ensure that any charges not initially paid when due, will ultimately be recovered by Irish Water, together with any applicable late payment fees.