Councillor accuses utility firm of showing poor judgment by opposing access to site
Objectors tell hearing of lack of environmental impact statement for Wicklow plant
Planning board told objectors concerned about flow into Vartry river and waste material
Persistent problems due to human and agricultural activity
Coveney confirms method of refunding people will not be finalised for some time
Superbug threat
CSO figures taken from water meters indicate huge volumes lost through leaking pipes
Independent Senator Pádraig Ó Céidigh finds attendance ‘strange and disappointing’
Global upheaval does not have to adversely affect Ireland if we can offer certainty
Minister speaks against householders who claimed water grant without paying levies
Minister to consider how to issue refunds after House votes to accept Oireachtas report
Coveney and Varadkar emerge from water debacle with leadership aims enhanced
Oireachtas committee report advises repayments be made to householders
Boyd Barrett manages to out-shout Mary Lou as he ratchets it up on homelessness
All parties share some responsibility for an appalling mess
Who will pay, when will that be and will there be refunds?
Solidarity TD warns deal will allow charges by ‘back door’
After 10 days of flailing each other around, the parties returned to the original deal
Nóirín O’Sullivan set to address sergeants and inspectors at annual conference
Sinn Féin accuses Fianna Fáil of U-turn and shifting back to Fine Gael position on issue
Fianna Fáil says penalties for excessive use of water should be covered in the legislation
Analysis: Minister says he will proceed with water legislation despite his reservations
Analysis: After week’s unedifying spat, FF and FG have run out of second chances
FG source claims dispute over report ‘was very bad politics from both parties’
Only Labour and the Greens emerge with honour from this mess
Company defends payments to all 675 staff for ‘rigorously assessed performance’
Minister rejects accusation and says FF leader’s comments are not helpful
Demonstrators gather for ‘final push’ against the levies as political deadlock continues
Regina Doherty also criticises Alan Farrell over his comments on Barry Cowen’s family
Minister writes to Pádraig Ó Céidigh to highlight potential problems with report
Behind-the-scenes intrigue in Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil seems to have undermined a deal
Miriam Lord: FF poodle accused of being SF and PBP-AAA lapdog over water charges
Eoin O’Broin says letter from Minister is ‘wholly inappropriate and unacceptable’
Q and A: What exactly is the problem, and will it cause an election?
Fine Gael may breach confidence and supply arrangement and risk general election
Minister claims party ‘once proud to stand up for things’ is afraid of Solidarity PBP and SF
Report addresses issues of refunds, metering, and over-use
Minister seeks to ‘congratulate’ Paul Murphy TD for role in determining FF stance
Miriam Lord: Water charges slosh around in a tale of excess and abuse that won’t wash
Party fails in effort to charge for excessive use while meters not a requirement for all new builds
TDs engage in wilful and excessive one-upmanship on water committee
Coveney says levy is needed to meet Ireland’s obligations under European law
Committee now facing the possibility it will fail to produce a final report
Fine Gael says draft report ‘is disingenuous and misleading to the Irish public’
Taking water off the political agenda rather than dealing with the issue
Homes using 70% more than normal limit could be penalised under committee plans
Amended Act should allow for legal action against householders, says draft report
Oireachtas committee report says those who have paid their bills should be refunded
Sinn Féin and Solidarity likely to oppose water meter programme for new buildings
Report by EPA finds small private supplies offer some of State’s worst quality water
Sinn Féin claims Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael ‘kicking can down the road’ with Dáil vote
Fifth of population get drinking water from small private wells, says report
Oireachtas group fails to agree on legal requirement to have meters in new homes
Irish Water says 5% of households use a third of the water supplied to households
Parties close to agreeing on introduction of charge as part of redrawing of 2007 law
Group is discussing a range of options but is unlikely to reach a final agreement today
Simon Coveney says 2007 Water Services Act must comply with European directive
FF position inconsistent, says Minister: ‘FF is willing to fine householders but not charge them’
FF strongly criticises Coveney for intervening in water committee, says it is ‘unprecedented’
The Dáil is not free to do as it chooses on water – it has to comply with European law
Parties given until noon today to outline their positions to Oireachtas committee
Parties clash as Oireachtas committee fails to agree position on excessive use
Party’s U-turn on water charges will not wash with EU, or with low-income taxpayers
Approach to water charges demonstrates they remain unfit for government
Analysis: With FF hardening its position, backing down may be Minister’s best move
Water charges row could bring down Government - FF; FG warns over failure to levy for excessive use
Coveney: Fianna Fáil stance on excessive use leaves State open to fines from Europe
Those who paid fees likely to get refund, while those who did not will not be pursued
Dáil committee urges refund as it finalises its report on the future of water service funding
The propensity of those in power to pander to short term political gain has cost this State dearly
Managing director Jerry Grant: 765m litres a day still being lost in public pipe network
Irish Water has plan to deal with carcinogen risk facing nine counties
Department of Public Expenditure warns projects could be deferred when cash is tight
Members of Oireachtas body vote in favour of hearing evidence from protest group
Republic faces infringement proceedings due to the presence of chemicals in its supply
Victory for populist parties would call two largest parties’ viability into question
Shane Ross asks Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to refuse permission for €80m reservoir
Agency says Victorian infrastructure is vulnerable to chemicals linked to cancers
Translation device issues prompted Séamus Ó Tuathail to speak English under protest
Ill-fated State utility needs €13 billion to be invested in water services – crunch issue is where this money is going to be found
Referendum could have unintended effects, department warns Oireachtas committee
Most homes use more water daily than recommended free allowance - Irish Water
Ervia chief executive also defends amount the water utility spent on consultants
Commission for Energy Regulation also proposes financial incentives for homeowners
Fears that upgrading water supply to Wicklow-south Dublin will ‘destroy’ Vartry river
Levies remain unpalatable, contaminated and subject to political ‘boil notice’
Taoiseach plays down potential of water charges to break agreement with Fianna Fáil
Payments up 15% despite Commission for Energy Regulation falling into the red
Money must be collected if we are serious about society where people are willing to contribute generously to common good
Despite much to rue about recent water policy, one clear success is Irish Water
Kenny unwilling to indicate whether he favours refunds for charges paid
Committee on funding water supply will operate transparently, says chair Pádraig Ó Céidigh
Experts were given impossible, highly politicised task, making for timid report
Committee chaired by Independent Senator Pádraig Ó Céidigh to meet this Tuesday
Coveney and Varadkar say focus should be on seeking levies from those who did not pay
Tidal wave of anxiety hits Fianna Fáil as possibility of former leader’s return emerges
Meter installation and normal usage loom large as issues over Irish water provision
Michael Noonan says party must get ‘dead cat’ of water charges off political agenda
Minister for Finance addresses parliamentary party meeting on divisive political issue
Level of investment required to upgrade services and infrastructure should concentrate political minds
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