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# Water Charges

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SIPTU says Irish Water workers are not overpaid after reports of €5,000 bonuses for all staff
'We're on the verge of a really important victory': Large crowds gather in Dublin for Right2Water protest
'It was a cock-up': Government chief whip says Fine Gael messed up with water charges
Simon Coveney says water committee seems to be moving in 'extremely worrying' direction
A decision on water charges has been kicked down the road... again
Fine Gael says water committee report is illegal and it won't support it
Paid your water bills? You're definitely going to get some of your money back
Paul Murphy promises he won't talk about his upcoming trial at Jobstown protest rallies
Finally: Water committee close to a deal on the future of charges
Households which waste water 'to face prosecution' under proposed new plans
Just fining people for wasting water won't be enough says EU commissioner
Public ownership of water just got one step closer to being enshrined in the Constitution
Water committee calls for refunds, but Fine Gael still wants to pursue 'non-compliant' households
Poll: Do you think people should be charged for excessive use of water?
So many questions... what's happening with water charges?
Coveney says he will not legislate for water charges abolition 'as it would be illegal'
Poll: Should people who paid their water charges get a refund?
'This is our weapon' - Is the future of the protest in Ireland under threat?
FactCheck: Did Right2Water this week support charging for excessive water use?
Against Fine Gael's wishes, Right2Water will be invited to speak before water committee
Irish Water: 'We did not waste €70m on consultants'
Regulator denies saying water metering programme should be abandoned
Water charges won't bring down this government, says Taoiseach
Enda rules out general election and Cabinet reshuffle in the near future
'This is an absolute joke of a Dáil': Alan Kelly on sexism, his poisoned chalice and Labour's future
In private and no questions: The first water committee meeting
Water meters are not the new e-voting machines - they cost us a lot more
Nothing left to give back: Coveney says water charges money already spent
FactCheck: How many people boycotted water charges?
Poll: Should people who paid their water charges get their money back?
Alan Kelly and Brendan Ogle have been trading barbs on national radio (again)
Simon Coveney: 'You don't wash your car with Ballygowan, because if you do you pay for it'
If you paid your water bills you won't be getting your money back
Official verdict: 'The vast majority of consumers will not have to pay direct charges for water'
Poll: Would you be happy with the reported future of water charges?
Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowen says he is not ruling out future water charges
Fianna Fáil hold "balance of power" on 'modest' water charges, says Paul Murphy
Poll: Would you accept a "modest" water charge?
Community thanked for patience as 'temporary' boil water notice is lifted after seven years
Ruth Coppinger: 'The TDs who decided women's destinies in 1983 abortion debate still hold office'