Public will be consulted on new water tariffs for firms

The public is to be consulted on new water tariffs for businesses, industrial firms and farms.

The commission for Regulation of Utilities to set up a public consultation process on Irish Water’s proposed new tariff framework for non-domestic customers.

This is the first time since Irish Water was set up that new tariffs will be determined. The overall aim is to streamline the current system which involves 500 separate tariffs across 44 billing authorities.