Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity)
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537. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the reimbursement of water charges will come entirely out of 2017 expenditure; and if part of the reimbursement comes out of 2018 expenditure, the amount of same. [40512/17]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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It is anticipated that funding to refund water charges will be provided by the Exchequer through Voted expenditure in 2017. The cost of issuing refunds to domestic customers in respect of domestic water charges paid is estimated to be approximately €179 million, including administration costs.