Government ‘green economy’ group report pushes for water charges

WATER charges look more likely, after the Government’s high-level group on a “green economy” recommended introducing the household rates on a pay per use basis for households.

A number of “green” industrial estates and a green version of Dublin’s IFSC — to tap into the world of carbon trading and sustainable investment — have also been recommended in the report published yesterday.

The Government previously indicated it would prefer introducing flat-rate charges, but a report by its own policy group recommended “the introduction of volumetric treated water charges for domestic users” and “fully reflective charges for non-domestic consumers”.