Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014
1562. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the projected revenue that would be raised by Irish Water in 2015 if charging was introduced based on the Commission for Energy Regulation report published on 31 July 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34182/14]
View answerDomestic water charges will commence with effect from 1 October 2014 and Irish Water will issue the first bills to domestic customers from January 2015. The approach to charging was outlined by Irish Water in a Water Charges Plan (WCP) submitted to the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) in line with the provisions of the Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013.
As part of the CER’s recent consultation process on the Irish Water WCP it proposed a range of domestic tariffs which would result in an average annual charge of €238 per household. The amount billed to domestic customers for the year 2015 based on this charging structure would be in the order of €300 million per annum and the amount billed to non-domestic customers would be some €230 million.
The CER’s recent consultation covered a range of issues relating to water charges including the approach to charging where water quality issues arise. The CER is currently reviewing submissions received during the consultation and a final determination on water charges will be made by the CER later this month. Full details of the CER public consultation are available on www.cer.ie.
