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13/05/2016
Labour Bill Calls For Refund For Customers Who Paid Water Charges
The Labour Party has published its proposed Water Charges (Fair Treatment of Customers) Bill 2016, which in the event of water charges being suspended, provides for the full refund of monies paid by customers who had complied with the law within six months.
TD Willie Penrose said: "The 'Confidence and Supply Arrangement' between FF and the FG minority Government provides for the suspension of domestic water charges for a period of nine months from the end of the current billing cycle, to be extended if necessary to facilitate the workings of a special Oireachtas committee.
"The Arrangement does not specify what is to happen about water charges that have already been paid by compliant householders and there is consequent confusion about whether those charges will be retained by Irish Water or returned to customers.
"This situation must be rectified and in a manner that ensures that law abiding citizens, which are in the majority, are treated fairly are thereby refunded their hard earned money. We cannot allow a situation to arise where people who comply with the law of the land, are left feeling they have been mugged."
(MH/LM)
TD Willie Penrose said: "The 'Confidence and Supply Arrangement' between FF and the FG minority Government provides for the suspension of domestic water charges for a period of nine months from the end of the current billing cycle, to be extended if necessary to facilitate the workings of a special Oireachtas committee.
"The Arrangement does not specify what is to happen about water charges that have already been paid by compliant householders and there is consequent confusion about whether those charges will be retained by Irish Water or returned to customers.
"This situation must be rectified and in a manner that ensures that law abiding citizens, which are in the majority, are treated fairly are thereby refunded their hard earned money. We cannot allow a situation to arise where people who comply with the law of the land, are left feeling they have been mugged."
(MH/LM)
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