asked the Minister for the Environment if he intends to make money available to county councils for the payment of water and refuse charges to subsidise the charges being levied on old age pensioners and social welfare recipients.
Written Answers. - Waiver of Water and Refuse Charges.
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Local authorities have been urged to operate waiver schemes in hardship cases and to deal with applications sympathetically. There are no resources available to me to compensate local authorities for waivers granted.