Water Charges
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.

Irish Water Charges in 2021
What is happening with Water Charges in 2021 ? The first "excessive usage" water charges were supposed to start around July 2019. The charges were then delayed until " at least October 2020" - with the first bills expected ...
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Irish Water Refunds
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 ...
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Phone Numbers for Irish Water
On the original Irish Water application forms the main contact numbers were 1890 numbers. We have written before about the potential high costs of ringing 1890 numbers - especially from mobile phones. Waiting for half an hour ...
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Water Charges Suspended
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 ...
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Water Leaks : The First Fix Free Scheme
Irish Water and the local authorities have always said that there appears to be a high level of water leakage on the "customer side". In an Irish Water usage survey in 2014 - it was found that 1% ...
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Irish Water to Start Billing Businesses
Water charges for households are due to be suspended for at least 9 months in the next few weeks. But Irish Water staff will not be idle , because they will soon start sending out thousands of Water ...
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