Information , facts and figures about Water Charges in Ireland. Find out how much you will have to pay and if there are any grants or exemptions.
What is happening with Water Charges in 2023 ? The first “excessive usage” water charges were supposed to start around July 2019. These water charges were then delayed until ” at least October 2020″ – and the first bills were expected sometime in 2022 . The latest information from Irish Water is that the earliest charges […]
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In an Irish Water usage survey in 2014 – it was found that 1% of the 1650 houses surveyed were using 20% of the water used by all the houses in the survey. If the figures from that survey were replicated nationally – that could mean as many as 12,000 homes leaking 10 million litres […]
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On the original Irish Water application forms the main contact numbers were 1890 numbers. We have written before about the potentially high costs of ringing 1890 numbers – especially from mobile phones. Waiting for half an hour on an 1890 line could cost as much as €13.50 See this link: Cost 0f 1890 […]
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Refunds of Irish Water Charges It was announced in early September 2017 that most householders could expect Water Charge refunds from Irish Water before Christmas 2017. The Irish Water Refund cheques started going out on November 20th 2017 . All Irish Water account holders (not businesses) should have been automatically sent a full refund by […]
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The suspension of Water Charges was announced by the government back in May – and it finally became official when the Water Services Amendment Act 2016 was enacted on July 26th this year . Domestic Water Charges were suspended from April 1st 2016 until 31st March 2017 while an expert group look into the options […]
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