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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Tuesday, May 06, 2014

MOTION NO. 5

MOTION: Councillor E. Tuffy

That it is not acceptable to this Council that the Government should introduce regulations for the payment by householders for domestic water, which do not take into account the following factors: (i) Ability of the household to pay, (ii) The allocation to all households of an amount of free water, (iii) The number of adults and children under 18 in a household, (iv) Special needs relating to requirement for water, including health needs, health related equipment of any members of the household, (v) provision for the remission of charges where the public water supply to a household fails to meet specified quality standards.

REPORT:

If the Motion is passed the content will be conveyed to the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.