FARMING POLL 2015 - DATA: Water row reveals urban/rural divide

Water charges may be an issue on streets up and down the country, but as far as much of the farming community is concerned, it seems they are no big deal.

Survey results show 61% of those questioned said they did not have issue with water charges, with the ICMSA claiming the difference in attitude between urban and rural dwellers indicated a city/country divide.

Some 32% said they disagreed with water charges, while one fifth said they strongly disagreed with the notion that they did not have a problem with charges.