geeksauce wrote: » Why does it matter?
DeVore wrote: » No, there are no added charges per adult (currently) ... (its just that more people will presumably use more water)
stitcheddepin wrote: » that's what im asking, will they add a charge for each adult named. is there any benefit in stating how many adults are in the house if only one allowance is allowed per household.
scamalert wrote: » water tax in ireland is same as it would be taxing those living in dessert for sand.fckng joke this country barely has day without rain. given that early next year about 2million people will be hit with 150-250e per year bill,and yet i dont see how this will create any jobs,nor where will all the cash will be allocated.Surely most plants need to upgrade or whatever,but for amount they will id imagine there will be spring water coming out of the taps (joke)
Leroy42 wrote: » Not this arguement again. Did you think of this yourself? In the same vein, I'm not sure why we have to pay for oil, sure there is bloody loads of it. An what about this meat business, I mean I drove in the country last week and there were hundreds of cows standing around. Tesco want to charge me for that!!! If you don't want to pay for water then fine. Simply set up water collection areas, invest in some water purification kits and store all your waste water for later dispoal in the local water treament plant (which of oucrse will be free).
hju6 wrote: » Oh no!! Not this argument again , we already pay for water and always have done
V.W.L 11 wrote: » will there be a poll added to this???? A. Will Pay B. Wont Pay No doubt most of the do gooders out there will!the opposition to this is high,and election 2016 will be fun:)
Timberrrrrrrr wrote: » So because i am happy to pay my way that makes me a do gooder? If someone refuses to pay their way does that make them a skanger?
Leroy42 wrote: » You have paid for the water you have used. This is charging for water you wil use. Taxes were used to cover this in the past, but since we have sufered a massive fall of in taxes then there needs to be new ways of paying for it.
hju6 wrote: » If you are happy to pay two or three times for the same thing it makes you gullible
Plus a cap for people with "high medical water needs" - but it's just capped at the assesed charge for the household size.
Caliden wrote: » The yearly allowance, how is it that we still don't know how this will work? The bill itself, is it quarterly or bi-monthly? The yearly free allowance is quoted as 30,000l but that's 83 litres a day. Using the washing machine is 65litres of water per cycle. 7 minute shower is 50 litres but even if you half that you've gone over your free allowance on days when you wash clothes.http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/150-litres-of-water-consumed-daily-by-every-person-245927.htmlAccording the above article, people on average use twice the proposed free allowance so Irish water will be raking it in once it comes time to pay.
Timberrrrrrrr wrote: » I'm not paying for anything "two or three times" though, That's just a dead argument that the NO side keep throwing out there.
Timberrrrrrrr wrote: » And when people start paying for water they will become more careful with their water usage creating water conservation.
hju6 wrote: » So who paid for the present infrastructure and delivery of water since 1916 then.?
Timberrrrrrrr wrote: » Well i wasn't born until 1970 and have only lived in Ireland since 1984 so it wasn't me but i am presuming it was the government spending tax income and also large infrastructure grants from the EU.
hju6 wrote: » Explains a lot
Leroy42 wrote: » And who is going to pay for its upkeep and renewal? Before you my taxes, we are running an annual deficit, so all the taxes we have don't cover all the things we want to do.
