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[citation needed] The EPA 2011 report on drinking water quality in Ireland indicated that there were 1,129 group water schemes, serving 7% of the public, covered by the Drinking Water Regulations because they serve more than 50 people or supply a commercial operation. 643 are public group schemes and 486 are private group water schemes.
On 29 August 2015, a march of "tens of thousands" (80,000 according to organisers) marched in Dublin to protest water charges. [17] On 8 September 2015 the European Parliament report authored by MEP Lynn Boylan calling for the European Commission "to recognise that affordable access to water is a basic human right" was endorsed by a majority of ...
Uisce Éireann, formerly and commonly known as Irish Water, is a state-owned water utility company in Ireland. It was created by the Irish Government in 2013 as a subsidiary of Bord Gáis. Water and wastewater services were previously provided by local authorities in Ireland. The company was renamed Uisce Éireann on 31 December 2022.
A leak which left dozens of properties in Strood without water over Christmas has now been located. Southern Water said they were working to repair the pipe but 19 properties will still be without ...
The report also said that the Navy did not provide the EPA inspection team with the requested water tank inspection reports and that representatives of the Navy water system “stated that several ...
The Irish Times said in April 2012 that the campaign had been "built with lightning speed." [7] On 1 May 2013, Gardaí arrested five members of the group, including Ted Tynan and Mick Barry, during a midday protest inside the Patrick Street branch of the Bank of Ireland in Cork city. Tynan said he felt a need to stand up against austerity. [4]
The water charges plan was included in the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, introduced by then secretary of state Peter Hain. In parallel, Northern Ireland Water Limited was created in April 2007. An anti-water charges campaign in 2007 resulted in the plans for water charges to be abandoned.
The C&AG makes an annual report under the heading "Accounts of the Public Services" on funding granted by the Oireachtas. This includes the accounts of 41 government departments and offices, including the establishment of the President of Ireland , as well as bodies such as the Garda Síochána , prisons service, and the secret service.