Will you pay this water charge?

robertxxx

Since its a human right to have clean drinking water, will you be paying the shambolic tax.

Yes water needs treatment, but is that not what my paye goes to.

I for one will not be paying it.

http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/human_right_to_water.shtml

It'll absolutely kill me to do it, but I feel like I'll have no choice but to pay it.

Annasopra

Yes

uch

Probably

Stheno

Yes tbh

Phoebas

Can't say for sure. Its all very liquid.

biko

I only drink beer.

anncoates

Yes, as I've more money than to shake a stick.

I'm not against the idea of water or council rates in principle (as in taking for granted that that;s what you actually pay towards), It's arbitrary stealth charges like property tax and USC that irk me to be honest.

Odelay

Yes, as I've more money than to shake a stick.

robertxxx wrote: »

Since its a human right to have clean drinking water, will you be paying the shambolic tax.

Yes water needs treatment, but is that not what my paye goes to.

I for one will not be paying it.

http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/human_right_to_water.shtml

It is not a human right to have drinking water pumped to your house free of charge to use for flushing toilets, washing clothes, watering lawn, power hosing foothpaths etc. So, yes, happily not pay for the 2lts I drink a day, will have to pay for the rest. Just need to reduce it.

Sam Kade

I have a private well so no I won't be paying

Sir Arthur Daley

I have my meter bypassed

Triangla

Yes, as I've more money than to shake a stick.

robertxxx wrote: »

Since its a human right to have clean drinking water, will you be paying the shambolic tax.

Yes water needs treatment, but is that not what my paye goes to.

I for one will not be paying it.

http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/human_right_to_water.shtml

Yes I will pay the charge.

To quote from that link:

'Affordable. Water, and water facilities and services, must be affordable for all. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) suggests that water costs should not exceed 3 per cent of household income.'

Didn't realise there was a choice!

woodoo

Yes

In theory i don't really have a problem with a water tax but they have to remember we also pay a property tax and motor tax. So long as they keep these 3 payments at a reasonable rate then fair enough.

robertxxx

Odelay wrote: »

It is not a human right to have drinking water pumped to your house free of charge to use for flushing toilets, washing clothes, watering lawn, power hosing foothpaths etc. So, yes, happily not pay for the 2lts I drink a day, will have to pay for the rest. Just need to reduce it.

Can you not read or is it you just didn't read the link!

anniehoo

Yes, as I've more money than to shake a stick.

Yes I'll pay it too.

Anyone who is wondering what trade to skill up in for the future..it's PLUMBING!!!

Guy:Incognito

robertxxx wrote: »

Can you not read or is it you just didn't read the link!

The link that says this?: accessible and affordable water for personal and domestic uses.

Affordable doesn't mean free.

dxhound2005

Why is there no I don't use Water option?

godwin

Yes

No,on my estate they are not metering they are charging a flat rate per house, so my neighbor has offered to run a hose into my house and charge me 75% less than the flat charge.

Ace2007

rarnes1 wrote: »

Didn't realise there was a choice!

if you don't pay they will reduce the pressue

Capt'n Midnight

It's not a water charge.

It's a stealth tax.


If it meant that our income tax was reduced or commercial rates came down or something reduced to balance it out then you could argue that it was anything other than a stealth tax.

Fat Nav

Yes

I have a private well so am already paying for my water.

B_Rabbit

Yes, as I've more money than to shake a stick.

It'll be taken from your wages if you don't pay anyway.

Sh1tbag OToole

Yes

No I just have to get a few more blue barrels in to collect water or bypass the meter.

Dont want to be a customer of the new company Phil Hogan is getting ready to sell to a rich Chinaman

end of the road

B_Rabbit wrote: »

It'll be taken from your wages if you don't pay anyway.

probably, which proves its just another "tax" if it was simply a "water charge" then those having their water provided would be charged accordingly with the proffits going back into investment in the infrastructure, those who have wells would be exempt from the charge as they have to pay for the infrastructure and relevant equipment out of their own pockets

Filibuster

B_Rabbit wrote: »

It'll be taken from your wages if you don't pay anyway.

No they won't they'll just disconnect you from the mains and you'll be thirsty and smelly.

dxhound2005

Sh1tbag OToole wrote: »

No I just have to get a few more blue barrels in to collect water or bypass the meter.

Dont want to be a customer of the new company Phil Hogan is getting ready to sell to a rich Chinaman

Do they have to be blue?

Sir Arthur Daley

Some say a Brita water filter make urine safe to drink.

Ace2007

Filibuster wrote: »

No they won't they'll just disconnect you from the mains and you'll be thirsty and smelly.

No they wont' disconnect you

roy rodgers

Yes, as I've more money than to shake a stick.

Ace2007 wrote: »

No they wont' disconnect you

they did in the 70s and 80s so why not now???

robertxxx

roy rodgers wrote: »

they did in the 70s and 80s so why not now???

Read the link in the op post.

roy rodgers

Yes, as I've more money than to shake a stick.

we all have to pay for water. I see it as no difference as electric or gas coming into your house.
as a plumber i see the wastage people are doing with water. I have seen the cost of a treatment plant having worked in one for a time in my life.
we are lucky in ireland to have bore holes and valleys that can feed drinkable water to any part of this country but it has to come at a cost.
we in ireland should only be paying no more than 250 per year for water and i think thats reasonable enough to drink, wash and get rid of waste for a small price.

vicwatson

Yeh no maybe possibly not sure

Guy:Incognito

robertxxx wrote: »

Read the link in the op post.

Have you read it yourself yet or are you still under the illusion that your entitled to free water?

jiminho

Reservoirs, pump stations, water towers, pipe distribution, water treatment, energy costs, operations and maintenance plus the fact the majority of water treated doesn't actually make it to the end user. These are all things that need to be paid for, so while some may contest the availability of clean water is a right, these things still need to be paid for. One of the few "taxes" that I will have no problem paying for. I can live without televisions, I can live without a car but I cannot live without clean water. Just my opinion anyway.

robertxxx

Water in general is recycled no matter how its used.

flas

roy rodgers wrote: »

we all have to pay for water. I see it as no difference as electric or gas coming into your house.
as a plumber i see the wastage people are doing with water. I have seen the cost of a treatment plant having worked in one for a time in my life.
we are lucky in ireland to have bore holes and valleys that can feed drinkable water to any part of this country but it has to come at a cost.
we in ireland should only be paying no more than 250 per year for water and i think thats reasonable enough to drink, wash and get rid of waste for a small price.

fair enough,once the councils cut out the waste flowing from the cracks....

dxhound2005

robertxxx wrote: »

Water in general is recycled no matter how its used.

It's all done in the cloud now.

SterlingArcher

I'm curious. Now that I'm paying for water do I have a say in whether or not they are putting fluoride in it. will this water "tax" be used to better the service, fix pipes ,cut back on wasted water from the system..... or just make some fat
Cat fatter.

dxhound2005

SterlingArcher wrote: »

I'm curious. Now that I'm paying for water do I have a say in whether or not they are putting fluoride in it. will this water "tax" be used to better the service, fix pipes ,cut back on wasted water from the system..... or just make some fat
Cat fatter.

No.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
No.

Nonoperational

Yes, as I've more money than to shake a stick.

Ya but no but ya but no, but ya

meoklmrk91

SterlingArcher wrote: »

I'm curious. Now that I'm paying for water do I have a say in whether or not they are putting fluoride in it. will this water "tax" be used to better the service, fix pipes ,cut back on wasted water from the system..... or just make some fat
Cat fatter.

This is my concern too. I have no issue with paying for water in theory. As long as the money is used to upgrade the water systems and lessen the amount of waste, in particular I would like the 1 day a month I have to go without a water supply to go away. But considering this is Ireland and considering that the best predictor of future behaviour is past behaviour then I won't be holding my breath.

But to answer your question OP, yes I probably will pay.

padd b1975

Yes, as I've more money than to shake a stick.

Yes, it's just another utility bill that has to be payed or face the inevitable disconnection.

shedweller

Yes

This is just a bank bailout charge isnt it?
We werent paying this ten years ago.
Now we are. And most of it is gambling losses the big boys had.
Wake up you sleepy feckers. Wake the feck up.

roy rodgers

Yes, as I've more money than to shake a stick.

robertxxx wrote: »

Read the link in the op post.

ireland has loads of free water put a bucket out of your window and boil that..

ok in ireland we are wasting so much water it rains here 300 days a year and most of that water is flushed back to the sea. why are we not bottling it and sending it of to Africa??? because it cost money..
thats why we much charge people for there usage and wastage..
its costs millions to deliver safe drinkable to your tap every day

roy rodgers

Yes, as I've more money than to shake a stick.

flas wrote: »

fair enough,once the councils cut out the waste flowing from the cracks....

totally agree they are losing about 30% through leaks but the infrastructure needs investment and this is where the monies will come from to fix these problems. and what they take in will needed to be put back in

roy rodgers

Yes, as I've more money than to shake a stick.

shedweller wrote: »

This is just a bank bailout charge isnt it?
We werent paying this ten years ago.
Now we are. And most of it is gambling losses the big boys had.
Wake up you sleepy feckers. Wake the feck up.

we paid for water 20 years ago

robertxxx

padd b1975 wrote: »

Yes, it's just another utility bill that has to be payed or face the inevitable disconnection.

Read the op link for a surprise.

wretcheddomain

The first people to pay this charge will be the people on here denouncing it - because when push comes to shove they're just a bunch of wusses.

robertxxx

roy rodgers wrote: »

ireland has loads of free water put a bucket out of your window and boil that..

ok in ireland we are wasting so much water it rains here 300 days a year and most of that water is flushed back to the sea. why are we not bottling it and sending it of to Africa??? because it cost money..
thats why we much charge people for there usage and wastage..
its costs millions to deliver safe drinkable to your tap every day

Like I said, I pay my paye, unlike some.

thunderdog

I must admit I like the idea of paying for what you use. As in it gives an incentive for people as a whole to conserve water.