Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2017
1977. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to equalise the position of persons connected to rural water schemes with regard to the cost of domestic water, in view of the fact that domestic water provided by Irish Water is now free of charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37327/17]
View answerThe Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services reported in April 2017 and its Report was approved by both Houses of the Oireachtas. The Committee recommended that the principles of equity of treatment and equivalent financial support should be applied equally between households on public water supplies and those in Group Schemes and those using individual water and waste water systems. I will shortly bring forward legislation to give effect to the recommendations of the Committee and my Department will commence a review involving the National Federation of Group Water Schemes and other relevant stakeholders to advance the recommendation of the Committee in relation to the quantification of investment required to equalise treatment between those availing of domestic water services from Irish Water and those availing of private services.
