No Irish Water rebate for charge defaulters

Irish Water customers who fail to pay water charges will not be entitled to receive any rebate under an additional penalty being imposed by the company.

The Irish Examiner understands the measure will form part of a range of incentives to encourage Irish Water’s 1.5m customers to pay bills on time. Irish Water has set aside €11.3m to be paid out in rebates over the next two years. The first are due to be paid in January 2016.

Customers will be entitled to a rebate if their consumption for the first year when metered is less than the capped charge.