Minister Leo Varadkar told Newstalk in an interview this morning that the extension of the flat rate charge was one of the options under consideration for the Government in relation to Irish Water. The Minister spoke at length about Irish Water: We shouldnt depart from the basic principles. Installing water meters and charging for water is a good idea. I think the difficulty is that people are unsure about how much they have to pay. Theres a lot of scare mongering out there. He also told the show that there were options being considered in relation to billing: Theres a number of options under consideration. The plan already is people will pay the assessed charge. That potentially could be extended. Its important we get the metering in as a concept very soon. Water is a utility. Imagine if we didnt meter electricity - how much would be wasted. On the issue of PPS numbers, Varadkar commented: The reason you have to give Irish Water your PPS number is to gain access to your allowance. They can only use it for that purpose People can believe that theres a conspiracy theory behind this and their numbers are going to be sold on to the CIA but look, thats just nonsense.
Posted on: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 13:04:08 +0000
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