Water services Bill and metering
Deputy Cowen questions the interim Water Services Bill, Irish Water’s authority to install meters, their cost, and arrangements with local authorities; the Chair and Taoiseach indicate details will come with later legislation.
An interim Water Services Bill will come before the Seanad this week which seeks to give authority to Irish Water to begin water metering. Is this at the Taoiseach's request? Does he have a new-found love for the Seanad? Is the legislation with regard to the abolition of the Seanad to be dissolved by virtue of this move? When the Water Services Bill comes before the Dáil will it be accompanied by financial details on the costs and extent of metering?
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Who will have to pay for water metering? Will it be the National Pensions Reserve Fund or will it be foisted on home owners to pay over a longer period? Where stands the water services agreement between Irish Water and local authorities? Is this merely as we have come to expect-----
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-----from "Hoganomics", being made up as it goes along-----
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-----until we find out where we are at the end of the day?