Households to face leaking water pipe charges

Householders will have to pay the cost of replacing any leaking pipes located between water meters and their properties, Irish Water has said.

The new Bord Gáis subsidiary — responsible for overseeing the introduction of a national water metering scheme — said it was impossible to know the extent of the problem until meters are installed.

The potential bill of several thousand euro which customers could face to repair leaking pipes is likely to lead to pressure on the Government to introduce some form of grant scheme to assist affected households.