40,000 register with Irish Water on water deadline day

Almost 40,000 households rushed to register with Irish Water on Monday to fulfill its February 2 deadline, according to the utility company.

40,000 register with Irish Water on water deadline day

By yesterday morning, Irish Water had received the registration details of 906,953 people, out of a total ‘validation’ contact list of 1.148m households.

The number of registered customers at lunchtime Monday had stood at 869,000, indicating 40,000 people attempted to make the Monday night deadline to ensure they could apply to the Department of Social Protection for the water conservation grant later in the year and, furthermore, enabling them to receive a correct bill in early April.

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