Irish Water has said that 46% of the revenue collected from its first billing cycle is a “solid start” for the utility.

We answer some of the most common questions about Irish Water.

Households who refuse to pay Irish Water bills, which begin arriving today, will be pursued through the courts and have the debt removed directly from their payslips under measures to be signed off on by Cabinet this month.

Customers of Irish Water are being asked to tell the utility the colour of their front door and provide details of their neighbours’ property in a bid to get the right bills to the right people.

Tánaiste Joan Burton has told the Labour Party that it would be “deeply problematic” to deduct dole from welfare claimants who are unwilling to pay water charges.

The Irish Property Owners’ Association is urging landlords to contact Irish Water to ensure their tenants have registered for the utility.

Households that failed to make last night’s deadline for registering with Irish Water will not face any extra penalties for doing so, but the utility company warned that anyone failing to make long-term payments could be targeted by debt collection agencies.

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A spokesperson for Irish Water has said that she doesn't know how much public money was lost in the PPS number debacle.

Joe Leogue on the catalogue of failures by Irish Water in the past month which has prompted tens of thousands to take to the streets today

An organisation that denies it pays bonuses — but admits its staff can earn "performance related awards".

Enda Kenny has ruled out scrapping controversial pay bonuses for Irish Water staff, but says staff with the new utility company will get no pay increases until 2016.

Irish Water, along with county councils in Kerry and Donegal, have been served with legal proceedings by the Environmental Protection Agency over substandard water supplies.

Today, we start paying for a once-free precious resource. Caroline O’Doherty outlines the terms and conditions

Irish Water is looking to reassure people over their use of customers' personal information.

Householders will receive an information pack from Irish Water next month requesting details on water services, allowances and the number of occupants in every home.

Irish Water has signalled it does not expect older teenagers to be exempted from charges as it defended paying executives almost three times more than English equivalents.

Irish Water has said it will not repair plumbing on private properties where there are excessive lead levels in the water from old piping.

A spokesperson for Irish Water has conceded that having no standing charge will push up the price of water per litre.

Irish Water has moved to calm fears that homeowners could face substantial bills for repairing faulty pipes.

Irish people use almost two full bathtubs of water every day — most of which is flushed away.

Irish Water is to launch a major advertising campaign next week designed to raise awareness of water services and make the introduction of water charges in 2015 more acceptable to consumers.