Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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133. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the suspension of water charges from 1 January 2017 to 31 March 2017. [28808/16]

Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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134. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the estimated cost of the suspension of water charges in 2016. [28809/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 133 and 134 together.

Irish Water has estimated the shortfall in domestic revenue arising from the suspension of domestic water charges in the period to 31 March 2017 will be in the order of €181m in 2016 and €125m in 2017. The Government is currently considering Irish Water's revenue shortfall arising from the proposed suspension of domestic water charges in 2016 as well as the funding of Irish Water in 2017.