# water-charges - Thursday 27 August, 2020
# Eu Commish
# Eu Commish
Phil Hogan came to the “reluctant conclusion” yesterday that he should step down from his senior EU job.
# water-charges - Saturday 23 November, 2019
# Prime Numbers
# Prime Numbers
Plus: The rent rise that some pensioners living in south Dublin council houses will be hit with next year.
# water-charges - Sunday 17 November, 2019
# Claire Byrne Poll
# Claire Byrne Poll
The results are based on an opinion poll carried out by Amarách Research for RTÉ’s Claire Byrne Live/TheJournal.ie.
# water-charges - Monday 28 October, 2019
# In Deep Water
# In Deep Water
A new book by journalist Michael Brennan delves into the water charges debacle. Here are some of the moments that still stick out.
# water-charges - Wednesday 17 July, 2019
# Water Charges
# Water Charges
Irish Water in its proposals said it was recommending a range of measures in a bid to reduce household water usage.
# water-charges - Tuesday 16 July, 2019
# Ireland's Water
# Ireland's Water
Minister Eoghan Murphy has said a referendum on the topic could be held as early as next year.
# Irish Water
# Irish Water
Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy said wording for the referendum should be ready in the autumn.
# water-charges - Sunday 27 January, 2019
# Water Charges
# Water Charges
This week, the Cabinet approved the introduction of excessive charges for households.
# water-charges - Tuesday 20 November, 2018
# Irish Water
# Irish Water
The aim would be to retain public ownership of any company charged with responsibility for the supply of water services
# water-charges - Thursday 13 September, 2018
# Water Mess
# Water Mess
A report on the issue will be launched today at a conference called How (Not) To Do Public Policy.
# water-charges - Sunday 22 July, 2018
# Water Charges
# Water Charges
Trade groups believe a European proposal will unfairly burden businesses.
# water-charges - Tuesday 15 May, 2018
# Irish Water
# Irish Water
€177 million was provided to Irish Water last year to refund to some 995,000 domestic customers, that included €5 million in administration costs.
# water-charges - Friday 24 November, 2017
# Water Charges
# Water Charges
Dylan Collins has been remanded on bail until January.
# water-charges - Friday 17 November, 2017
# Christmas Bonus
# Christmas Bonus
Refunds totalling €173 million will be paid to 990,000 customers.
# water-charges - Friday 3 November, 2017
# The Refund Project
# The Refund Project
Three of Ireland’s leading homelessness charities have called on the public to donate their refunds.
# water-charges - Thursday 7 September, 2017
# Water Charges
# Water Charges
The first charge will be levied in July 2019.
# Now What
# Now What
Water usage will be monitored from 2018, with bills arriving in 2019 for those that waste water.
# water-charges - Monday 24 July, 2017
# Cost Of Living
# Cost Of Living
The former Secretary General of the Department of Finance said the focus should shift from tax cuts to reducing the cost of living.
# water-charges - Sunday 23 July, 2017
# Drip Drip Drip
# Drip Drip Drip
The government must decide how best to repay people and avoid another PR disaster.
# water-charges - Tuesday 18 July, 2017
# Baby I Got Your Money
# Baby I Got Your Money
Paschal Donohoe has identified an under-spend across all departments of €300 million.
# water-charges - Monday 17 July, 2017
# Explainer
# Explainer
FINALLY. Talk about water charges might be coming to an end as the government figure out how to give the cash back.
# water-charges - Sunday 16 July, 2017
# Water Under The Bridge
# Water Under The Bridge
It is estimated that the refunds will cost in the region of €160 million.
# water-charges - Wednesday 12 July, 2017
# Pay Back
# Pay Back
Officials are in negotiations with the EU for a special deal to pay around €160 million in water charge refunds.
# water-charges - Tuesday 30 May, 2017
# Better Have My Money
# Better Have My Money
Cabinet agreed to give priority to the drafting of the Water Services Bill 2017 today.
# water-charges - Monday 29 May, 2017
# Jobstown
# Jobstown
It’s day 22 of the trial.
# water-charges - Friday 19 May, 2017
# Jobstown
# Jobstown
Solidarity TD Paul Murphy and six other men are charged with falsely imprisoning Joan Burton and her advisor.
# water-charges - Thursday 18 May, 2017
# Jobstown
# Jobstown
Marion Power said there was “constant abuse and horrendous language the whole time”.
# water-charges - Wednesday 17 May, 2017
# Jobstown
# Jobstown
“You were being pushed around. You couldn’t stand still. I was being punched continually.”
# water-charges - Tuesday 16 May, 2017
# Jobstown
# Jobstown
Garda Gavin Cooke has denied the claim.
# water-charges - Thursday 11 May, 2017
# Protest
# Protest
Seven men are accused of falsely imprisoning the former Tánaiste during a water charges protest in 2014.
# water-charges - Monday 1 May, 2017
# All The Facts
# All The Facts
And how many households fall into the “excessive use” category of 1.7 times the average?
# water-charges - Thursday 27 April, 2017
# Water Charges
# Water Charges
Seven men including TD Paul Murphy have pleaded not guilty to false imprisonment.
# water-charges - Tuesday 25 April, 2017
# Water Waste
# Water Waste
New figures from the CSO show that usage of water in Ireland is heavily skewed by a small fraction of consumers.
# water-charges - Monday 24 April, 2017
# Jobstown
# Jobstown
Over 100 potential jurors were called in a random ballot and a jury of five women and seven men were selected.
# water-charges - Sunday 23 April, 2017
# No Regrets
# No Regrets
Ivan Yates said that people see Hogan as the “bogeyman of Irish Water” in a radio interview today.
# water-charges - Wednesday 12 April, 2017
# Water Charges
# Water Charges
Politicians are having their say on the water committee report tonight.
# Your Say
# Your Say
The Dáil is set to debate water charges today.
# Finally
# Finally
Finally, after 22 meetings, the water committee has approved its final report.
# water-charges - Tuesday 11 April, 2017
# Water Charges
# Water Charges
The water committee has gotten fresh legal advice on the final report.
# water-charges - Monday 10 April, 2017
# Performance Related
# Performance Related
It’s reported that staff receive perks such as car allowances and fitness instructors as well as health insurance packages for executives and their spouses.