Anti-water charge group encouraged by payment level

An anti-water protest group has said the payment figures released by Irish Water yesterday represent “another negative result for the government”.

David Gibney of the Right2Water campaign said the fact that Irish Water has recouped less than half of the payments it has charged in its first billing cycle shows that “the Government has lost the debate and is not ruling by consent”.

He said it was a very positive development for the Right2Water group and anybody who wanted to see Irish Water abolished.