Water Meters
# water-meters - Monday 8 April, 2013
Gilmore: Water charges will not be introduced next January
The Tánaiste says charges won’t be introduced before meters are installed, and that won’t be done in the next nine months.
# water-meters - Monday 25 February, 2013
400 jobs for the unemployed through the water metering project
Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan said the programme is an opportunity for skilled workers to re-enter the workforce.
# water-meters - Tuesday 29 January, 2013
Dublin City Council head John Tierney appointed new boss at Irish Water
A Fianna Fáil councillor has said that Tierney’s departure should lead to his powers being transferred to the Lord Mayor of Dublin.
# water-meters - Wednesday 23 January, 2013
Seanad to begin debating legislation behind water charges
The Water Services Bill will begin its path through the Oireachtas in the Seanad chamber this afternoon.
# water-meters - Saturday 12 January, 2013
Irish government ‘fears boycott of new water charges’
A leaked Troika document also reveals that the installation of water meters could be years behind the official schedule.
# water-meters - Wednesday 19 September, 2012
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Hogan admits water charges law will be behind Troika schedule
A European Commission report yesterday said legislation would be tabled in the coming days – but Phil Hogan says it’ll be later this year.
# water-meters - Wednesday 29 August, 2012
Leaked EU report: Water charges to kick in from January 2014
Irish homes will pay water charges from 1 January 2014, Brussels says – far earlier than Phil Hogan had previously said.
# water-meters - Friday 8 June, 2012
Water charges waiver system proposed for low-income households
A joint Oireachtas committee report has also recommended that Irish Water, the new State body, should remain in public ownsership.
# water-meters - Wednesday 30 May, 2012
Bord Gáis says Irish Water plan won’t come until at least mid-July
SIPTU members are being balloted for industrial action over job fears as services are transferred from local authorities to the new State company.
# water-meters - Thursday 24 May, 2012
Fiery exchanges in last Dáil debates before Fiscal Compact referendum
One TD is ordered to leave the chamber as Eamon Gilmore and CaoimhghÃn Ó Caoláin exchange fire during Leaders’ Questions.
# water-meters - Tuesday 8 May, 2012
No deal to give tender for water meters to O’Brien firm, insists minister
Pat Rabbitte says reports that SiteServ has won the tender to install water meters in Irish homes are incorrect.
# water-meters - Thursday 26 April, 2012
Enda Kenny: We can’t guarantee water will not be cut off
Taoiseach says that Government can’t send a message to people that they need not pay water charges. However, decision not yet made on how to tackle amount of water “lost” between production and tap – and who will pay for it.
# water-meters - Tuesday 24 April, 2012
Howlin insists no possibility of selling off Irish Water
The public expenditure minister says Irish Water will not form part of the Bord Gais sell-off – but the opposition aren’t convinced.
# water-meters - Sunday 22 April, 2012
Varadkar apologises over water charges confusion
The Transport Minister has apologised over the Government’s handling of the issue, adding that charges will not be applied for at least another two years.
# water-meters - Saturday 21 April, 2012
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Government insists only 300,000 homes won’t have meters
But this number will come down significantly in the coming years, according to the Department of the Environment.
# water-meters - Thursday 19 April, 2012
Tánaiste defensive as government accused of being ‘outrageously deceptive’
Micheál Martin led criticism of the government over changes to the one-parent allowance during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil this morning.
# water-meters - Wednesday 18 April, 2012
Expect your first water bill in late 2014, says Phil Hogan
Environment minister couldn’t say how much it will cost consumers, but said a standing charge would be involved.
# water-meters - Tuesday 17 April, 2012
Plumbers’ association ‘ready to start work’ on installing water meters
The Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors says it has 350 firms which could be used to install meters quickly.
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New State body Irish Water will be part of Bord Gáis
Minister Phil Hogan has also confirmed that there will be no up-front charge for the water-metering programme.
No upfront charge for water meters – reports
Meanwhile, we find out what happened to that 2010 offer from Siemens to pay for installing 1.1 million water meters…
# water-meters - Monday 16 April, 2012
Poll: Should households pay for their own water meters?
The Government says it would be in line with international practice but is it fair?
# water-meters - Sunday 15 April, 2012
Homeowners will have to pay for their own water meters
The cost of water meters will be passed onto consumers, the Government has revealed.
# water-meters - Monday 16 January, 2012
Hogan says 90 per cent of all households face water charges by 2014
The Environment Minister was speaking as a six-week public consultation on water charges begins today.
# water-meters - Tuesday 26 July, 2011
Cabinet signs off on ‘interim’ €100 household levy
A €100 household charge will be imposed for two years, while the presidential election will take place on October 27.
# water-meters - Wednesday 1 June, 2011
Poll: What’s your view of the proposed new taxes?
How do you feel about being asked to pay not one, not two but THREE new potential taxes next year?
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