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THERE IS NO way of saying that people who don’t pay their water charges will have their flow stopped, the Tánaiste has said.
Eamon Gilmore was responding to comments made this morning by John Tierney, the head of Irish Water.
Tierney had told Newstalk Breakfast that customers who don’t or can’t pay would suffer disruption to their services.
However, Gilmore said that he “didn’t see how that could be the case”.
“The government has made it very clear that the charging regime will be on top of a household allowance. There has to be an allowance.
“In any event, the question of what regime will be in place is not yet determined and it’s too early to be speculating.”
Gilmore also reiterated his comments that the €50 million that has already been spent by Irish Water would have to prove to be money well spent.
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Six months!
@Jimmy Pea: A sick joke .
@Jimmy Pea: judge too lenient. 6 month feck joke cos free in 3 months time
@Jimmy Pea: out in 3? If he does engage with the probation service and gets off the drugs it would be great. We can live in hope. The poor grandfather certainly is probably hoping that.
@Jakie McLean:
Drug use is not an excuse. People make their own choices to use drugs, and if it destroys their life and causes them to harm people, that’s on them.
6 months is a joke.
Lowest of the low types combined with a totally ineffective “justice” system will see repeat offences from this criminal.
That’s low, six years he should have got
“Deterrence message “ FFS
Out in a month
Use of a false instrument? He needs to experience the wrong end of one of those.
Another ‘poor addict’ with very little thought for the people at loss.
What deterrent message? Suspend two years !
So often people assume that a family member would never steal from one’s own family. In cases of addiction and repeat offending there are no promises. We need to keep an eye on our seniors for their protection.
How could you do that on your own grandad, lowest of the low.
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