tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post5616676787708723708..comments2023-08-04T21:25:23.543+01:00Comments on A Heron's View: Calls on People To Deregister From Irish WaterA Heron's Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-58212014573851869102014-12-11T04:42:49.842+00:002014-12-11T04:42:49.842+00:00Thank you thank you Mel, I understand a bit more n...Thank you thank you Mel, I understand a bit more now. Yesterday's protests were all over Twitter, people certainly came out in force. I wish you all luck with your fight xFranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117681021989984923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-79471084508717687382014-12-10T05:26:50.611+00:002014-12-10T05:26:50.611+00:00Also Fran what everybody has omitted to notice is ...Also Fran what everybody has omitted to notice is that all of the well owners 30,000+ have also been paying to the cost of the cities & towns water supplies on top of their own costs.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-526941594672692782014-12-10T05:18:23.664+00:002014-12-10T05:18:23.664+00:00Yes we have all been paying for water since 1997 w...Yes we have all been paying for water since 1997 when two per cent was added to the V.A.T. This though has been quietly forgotten by the present government who set up 'Irish Water' to extract even more money, more so than that they have done nothing about repairing the infrastructure which has on average a 41% leakage in towns and cities.<br />People with their own wells have to purchase and maintain their own pumps and other infrastructure and of course pay for the electricity every time they turn on the tap. Please read previous blog showing the 1997 Act<br />A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-76071377375585053612014-12-10T05:05:53.512+00:002014-12-10T05:05:53.512+00:00Mel, a few questions. Do you not pay for water at...Mel, a few questions. Do you not pay for water at all at the moment? If people deregister as a customer of Irish Water does that mean that their water supply is cut off? Are there plans to privatise the water and introduce competition with lots of water companies like we have here? Sorry to bombard you, just very interested in this. I believe that everyone has the right to water and that the water company should belong to the people, with the bare minimum of charges (ie non profit making) xFranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117681021989984923noreply@blogger.com