Ireland is sixth EU state threatened with legal action on water charging

Ireland is sixth EU state threatened with legal action on water charging.

Q & A document on Irish Water on Department Website

The link to the full Q&A document on Irish Water on the Department website appears to be dead http://tiny.cc/r1bxcw but here is a useful summary courtesy of IT. Most worrying: No mention of any revenue going towards management of natural water resources or of public consultation on charging models

Q&A: Irish Water and metering – The Irish Times – Tue, Apr 17, 2012

Ministers to sign off on the state body for water services

Ministers are due to sign off on the State body that will take over responsibility for water services at the Cabinet meeting later this morning. What will Irish Water look like and will water charging income be allocated for catchement managment? SWAN suspects river basin planning may be forgotten as the water metering war kicks off. Watch this space………