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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.
[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 ...
Thirty-fifth (Common Ownership of Water Resources) 2016: PMB: Greens: Second stage (lapsed) Public ownership mandated for the Irish water supply [84] Thirty-fifth (Public Ownership of Certain Assets) 2016: PMB: Labour (Willie Penrose) Second stage (lapsed) Public ownership mandated for the Irish water supply, gas network, and electricity grid [85]
Water Safety Ireland (WSI) (Formerly Irish Water Safety) is a registered charity that promotes water safety in Ireland. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Its programmes were formerly part of the Irish Red Cross Society . Its headquarters are in Galway City .
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The Kenny Report of 1974 attempted to bring an effective end to land speculation by nationalizing all building land, putting a capital gains tax on any profit made from the disposal of land and placing a high stamp duty rate on the transfer of any land suitable for building but Fianna Fáil, the government at the time, refused to accept any of ...
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]