Written answers

Wednesday, 30 September 2015

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Irish Water Funding

Photo of Richard Boyd BarrettRichard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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155. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will set out, in tabular form, the expected revenues from Irish Water in respect of domestic water charges for 2015, and for 2016; if he will provide details of the subventions to Irish Water from the Government for these years, indicating the sources of those subventions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33459/15]

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The Irish Water funding model is set out in a detailed fact sheet published on my Department’s website. Irish Water expects billed income from domestic customers to total €271m in 2015 and €274m in 2016. Government funding is by way of operational subvention, loans and capital contributions. Specifically, the Government will provide €399m in operating subvention to Irish Water in 2015 and €479m in 2016. This subvention will be paid in respect of the child allowance of 21,000 litres per child per annum, a product subsidy and the capping of domestic water charges at the rates set out in the Water Services Act 2014.

2015 2016
Domestic Billed Income 271 274
Government subvention excluding working capital loan to Irish Water 399 479

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