It’s time to get saving on a rainy day

Whether you take the rain from your roof or out-buildings, it’s careless not to use God’s gift.

Well, the confusion about water charges continues in heavy waves of press releases, geysers of outrage on the streets and in Dáil Eireann, and the odd puddle in print by consumer groups frustrated at the lack of clarity around the cost per year of water per household.

The number slops back and forth between a sip below €5 to as much as €8 per week for an ‘average’ household, and this is probably championing the best behaved, green-gilled water savers. Flat-rate water charges for households without meters will start from the October of this year based on occupancy and the size of the property.