Peadar Tóibín
Ceist:249. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of homes to be billed in full for domestic water charges. [38719/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 9 October 2014
Ceisteanna (249)
Freagraí scríofa
The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) recently held a public consultation on the water charges plan, submitted to it by Irish Water, which covered a range of issues relating to water charges and included the tariff model which underpins the Plan. Last week, the CER issued a determination on the water charges plan and details and associated documentation are available on the CER website ( www.cer.ie). The final Irish Water Tariff Model, as published by the CER, estimates that just under 1.5 million households are connected to the public supply and will be billable by Irish Water.
However, Irish Water is in the process of compiling the relevant data to ensure that customers can be billed accurately based on the tariff structure approved by the CER. Throughout the last number of weeks, Irish Water has been sending application packs to households, which refer to the effective charging date and the fact that billing for domestic customers in receipt of public water services will start in January 2015. The application process will enable customers to confirm their details for billing and, by providing the relevant PPS numbers, claim the allowances that they are eligible for. Until the application process is complete, it is not possible for Irish Water to state exactly how many households will be billed for domestic water charges.
Irish Water has established a dedicated team to deal with representations and queries from public representatives. They may be contacted via email to oireachtasmembers@water.ie or by telephone on 1890 278 278.