All new homes will have meters fitted after Fianna Fáil’s U-turn LAURA HUTTON/ROLLINGNEWSWater charges will be abolished but a last minute U-turn by Fianna Fáil resulted in the continuation of metering and a levy for those who waste their fixed daily household allocation. After weeks of acrimonious rows Fianna Fáil was forced to accept the expert legal advice presented to the committee on the future funding of domestic water yesterday. The final report was passed by a majority of committee members including TDs and senators from Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil plus Noel Grealish, the independent TD, and Pádraig O Céidigh, the committee chairman. Under the new system each household will get a daily allowance of 588 litres a day, which will be paid for through general taxation. All usage over that amount, described in the report…

Source: The Times April 11, 2017 23:02 UTC