Those who marched against plans to introduce water charges in 2015 and 2014 were “absolutely right” to do so, according to a PBP councillor.
Advertisement“There is no evidence that there is excess use of water by households," she said.“They need to be fixed and that needs to come from investment in Irish Water .Protesters burn water bills on O'Connell Street in Dublin, during a demonstration against water charges in January 2015. Picture by: Brian Lawless/PA Archive/PA Imagesto improve water services.
“It’s a basic right, we pay our taxes every year and the idea that the Government is paying €1bn to Irish Water every year is ridiculous, that’s our money and our taxes,” she said.“I think it’s a disgrace that the water quality is unreliable in loads of areas around the country, but there is no evidence that there is excess use of water by households”.Treasa Keegan in Celbridge said she originally signed up to pay for water charges in 2014 but that “a lot has happened between then and now”.
“I don’t trust that if I were to pay water charges today the Government would be able to roll out improvements in a reasonable time frame,” she said.“We are suffering here from“That includes people who have young children like I have and those who have a vulnerability in their house, for whatever reason, that means you need water on a daily basis.”Main image: Anti-water charge protestors in Dublin city centre, 21-4-2015.
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