Well known for the miracle of turning groundwater into filtered, chlorinated, analysed-for-contaminants water pumped to your house at pressure.
Zuppy International
Actually the earth is continually and permanently creating water fresh drinkable water within its mantle and then pushing it to the surface. This is how fresh water spings can form on top of a mountain for example.
Those lucky enough to live in the vicinity of such springs generally utilise them. Fat lot of good if you live on the North Circular.
Zuppy International
Well they have pipes to bring them fresh water, built and paid for already; held in trust for the common good, not the private sectional interests of Blueshirt cronies.
ReproBertie
Built, paid for and eternally self maintaining and leak free.
Thanks Jesus!
Zuppy International
The maintenance allegedly costs €1.2 billion per year collected through VAT and motor tax. Oh, Universal Social Charge and Local Property Tax are also supposed to contribute.
Wonder where that money goes?
ReproBertie
Maintenance costs don’t remain the same year on year. The level of leaks is evidence enough that sufficient maintenance is not being done. Also waste water treatment is not up to the task and needs more investment.
Of course the extra money needed to get things up to scratch might be easier to find if FF hadn’t signed us up to cover the bank debt but they did so, for now, we’re stuck with it.
Zuppy International
Stories about leaks are hearsay unless they are accompanied by actual evidence leading to proof. This yarn about 40% of water being lost is thrown about with nothing much to back it up. They’ve been talking about this problem for years but deliberately failed to act on the so-called leaks in order to make Irish Water seem like a reasonable/necessary option. Unfortunately for their cover story, Irish Water seems to be all about the revenue and nothing about the maintenance.
The state has collected revenue from the people for water services for decade. I ask again, where did it go?
Mloc
Let them drink free water direct from the liffey!
theo kretschmar-schuldorf
6 people responsible for choking up most of North City centre this morning and bringing misery to thousands of commuters?
ABM's Bloodied Underwear
Were they closing off whole roads or something?
Bejayziz
they were blocking access to Oxmanstown road for the Irish water vans only, anyone else could pass! The irish water crowd are the ones who stopped in the middle of the road as you can see in the above pic, they could have moved on when they seen they werent getting in,
smoothlikemurphys
“they were blocking access to Oxmanstown road for the Irish water vans only, anyone else could pass!”
This isn’t how traffic management works. As soon as there is anything causing a delay, it makes a ripple effect, reducing the effectiveness of the existing traffic light system and generally making it a pain in the hole for the vast majority of people who are just trying to get on with their day. Cheers, protestors.
I’d seriously doubt the ability of a water protestor to selectively block access for IW while simultaneously allowing the free flow of non IW vehicles.
ollie
wel then don’t drive through residential areas you tool.
NiallJames
I’m not quite sure how a tool this makes.
Are you suggesting that only residents should be driving on North Circular Road or Oxmanstown Road?
sickofallthisbs
Slight exaggeration methinks. Were you late bringing your cat to the vet or something? Did Mr Snugglesworth get angry at you. Your cat hates you. Move on.
Mike
Really don’t get these guys. If they are opposed to the changes I assume they won’t be paying, so what does it matter if a meter gets installed ????
I do get they want to protest etc. but not so quick to make a trip over to IW HQ or Leinster House where a protest would be more visible.
ahyeah
A visible protest in the vicinity of Leinster House, you say!?! Great idea, Mike. How come nobody’s thought of that before?
Disasta
Start opposing the bank guarantee etc and not services we require to be maintained upgraded and extended.
ollie
blueshirts out in force today.
andyourpointiswhatexactly
“Enda You Can Not Tax a God Given Gift.”
Erm, they’re not taxing rainwater.
Paolo
and there is no God.
Blah
I passed them this morning; about 8 of them – kids included – block the entry to stoneybatter area from North Circular Road – caused about 10-12 IW Vans to be stuck/parked on North Circular Road, which led to absolute hilarity of course, on the part of people getting to work (late), both sides of North Circular Road (from Park, and from Phibs), and caused a tailback all the way up Blackhorse Ave…..good work guys – the direct and indirect cost incurred by private sector and public sector are obviously not a concern of the 8 involved, nor of course will those costs be passed onto the tax payer, ultimately….like I said, great mornings work.
sickofallthisbs
Ooooh cranky pants, xxx
Paolo
No meters = No measurement
No measurement = No conservation
For people who rightly complain that they are already paying for water through taxation there should be a reduction in USC. Now with the meters, people will have the ability to manage the amount of water that they use and there will be an incentive to do so.
Without meters, we are just pissing water and money away.
sickofallthisbs
Paying a flat rate = no conservation
no conservation = IW total waste of money and time
A god given gift?
By that logic, oil should be free.
I’ll vote for you!
God is a plumber now.
Well known for the miracle of turning groundwater into filtered, chlorinated, analysed-for-contaminants water pumped to your house at pressure.
Actually the earth is continually and permanently creating water fresh drinkable water within its mantle and then pushing it to the surface. This is how fresh water spings can form on top of a mountain for example.
http://www.primarywaterinstitute.org/welcome.html
So yes, “God given gift” is entirely reasonable.
Those lucky enough to live in the vicinity of such springs generally utilise them. Fat lot of good if you live on the North Circular.
Well they have pipes to bring them fresh water, built and paid for already; held in trust for the common good, not the private sectional interests of Blueshirt cronies.
Built, paid for and eternally self maintaining and leak free.
Thanks Jesus!
The maintenance allegedly costs €1.2 billion per year collected through VAT and motor tax. Oh, Universal Social Charge and Local Property Tax are also supposed to contribute.
Wonder where that money goes?
Maintenance costs don’t remain the same year on year. The level of leaks is evidence enough that sufficient maintenance is not being done. Also waste water treatment is not up to the task and needs more investment.
Of course the extra money needed to get things up to scratch might be easier to find if FF hadn’t signed us up to cover the bank debt but they did so, for now, we’re stuck with it.
Stories about leaks are hearsay unless they are accompanied by actual evidence leading to proof. This yarn about 40% of water being lost is thrown about with nothing much to back it up. They’ve been talking about this problem for years but deliberately failed to act on the so-called leaks in order to make Irish Water seem like a reasonable/necessary option. Unfortunately for their cover story, Irish Water seems to be all about the revenue and nothing about the maintenance.
The state has collected revenue from the people for water services for decade. I ask again, where did it go?
Let them drink free water direct from the liffey!
6 people responsible for choking up most of North City centre this morning and bringing misery to thousands of commuters?
Were they closing off whole roads or something?
they were blocking access to Oxmanstown road for the Irish water vans only, anyone else could pass! The irish water crowd are the ones who stopped in the middle of the road as you can see in the above pic, they could have moved on when they seen they werent getting in,
“they were blocking access to Oxmanstown road for the Irish water vans only, anyone else could pass!”
This isn’t how traffic management works. As soon as there is anything causing a delay, it makes a ripple effect, reducing the effectiveness of the existing traffic light system and generally making it a pain in the hole for the vast majority of people who are just trying to get on with their day. Cheers, protestors.
I’d seriously doubt the ability of a water protestor to selectively block access for IW while simultaneously allowing the free flow of non IW vehicles.
wel then don’t drive through residential areas you tool.
I’m not quite sure how a tool this makes.
Are you suggesting that only residents should be driving on North Circular Road or Oxmanstown Road?
Slight exaggeration methinks. Were you late bringing your cat to the vet or something? Did Mr Snugglesworth get angry at you. Your cat hates you. Move on.
Really don’t get these guys. If they are opposed to the changes I assume they won’t be paying, so what does it matter if a meter gets installed ????
I do get they want to protest etc. but not so quick to make a trip over to IW HQ or Leinster House where a protest would be more visible.
A visible protest in the vicinity of Leinster House, you say!?! Great idea, Mike. How come nobody’s thought of that before?
Start opposing the bank guarantee etc and not services we require to be maintained upgraded and extended.
blueshirts out in force today.
“Enda You Can Not Tax a God Given Gift.”
Erm, they’re not taxing rainwater.
and there is no God.
I passed them this morning; about 8 of them – kids included – block the entry to stoneybatter area from North Circular Road – caused about 10-12 IW Vans to be stuck/parked on North Circular Road, which led to absolute hilarity of course, on the part of people getting to work (late), both sides of North Circular Road (from Park, and from Phibs), and caused a tailback all the way up Blackhorse Ave…..good work guys – the direct and indirect cost incurred by private sector and public sector are obviously not a concern of the 8 involved, nor of course will those costs be passed onto the tax payer, ultimately….like I said, great mornings work.
Ooooh cranky pants, xxx
No meters = No measurement
No measurement = No conservation
For people who rightly complain that they are already paying for water through taxation there should be a reduction in USC. Now with the meters, people will have the ability to manage the amount of water that they use and there will be an incentive to do so.
Without meters, we are just pissing water and money away.
Paying a flat rate = no conservation
no conservation = IW total waste of money and time