Irish householders could face much higher
water charges under the rules of an EU water directive. That’s according to the
Independent MEP Marian Harkin. She says that when Ireland was negotiating the
EU water framework directive it negotiated certain facilities that would enable
EU member states not to charge households for water it they didn’t want to do
so. However, Marian Harkin says that Ireland never availed of that facility. As
a result, she says the EU Commission could force the government to get
householders to pay for a range of services connected with the supply of water
to their homes that would dramatically increase the water charges.

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