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Water Charges

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 September 2010

Wednesday, 29 September 2010

Ceisteanna (1346)

Finian McGrath

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1435 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost per 1,000 gallons of water supplied to farmers by each County Council in which these water charges apply. [33138/10]

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Under the Government's Water Pricing Policy, local authorities are required to recover the cost of providing water services from all non-domestic customers, including farmers. Local authorities apply charges for water services per cubic metre (equivalent to 1,000 litres) consumed. The information regarding the charge per cubic metre for water services set by local authorities for 2010 is set out in the following table.

Charge for water services by Local Authority for 2010

Local Authority

€ per cubic metre

Carlow

2.30

Cavan

2.51

Clare

2.94

Cork City

2.35

Cork

2.16

Donegal

2.31

Dublin City

1.72

Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown

2.32

Fingal

1.82

South Dublin

1.88

Galway City

1.75

Galway

2.28

Kerry

1.93

Kildare

1.49

Kilkenny

2.89

Laois

2.45

Leitrim

2.28

Limerick City

2.30

Limerick

2.60

Longford

2.40

Louth

1.90

Mayo

2.26

Meath

2.65

Monaghan

2.11

Offaly

2.40

Roscommon

2.39

Sligo

2.42

North Tipperary

2.40

South Tipperary

2.00

Waterford City

2.35

Waterford

2.66

Westmeath

2.45

Wexford

2.71

Wicklow

3.04

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