This morning.
Via Highland Radio:
There’s further concern in Donegal over new rules applying to installing water connections.
It emerged that a man living in West Donegal has been quoted almost 70 thousand euro by Irish Water to get a connection from his new house to the water main, short distance away.
It follows similar claims made earlier this week at the latest sitting of Donegal County Council, with calls for a special workshop to take place to discuss the issue.
However, Cllr Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig has requested an emergency meeting with Irish Water saying that this cannot be allowed to continue…
Further concern in Donegal over new rules to install water connections (Highland Radio)
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Cut and connect.
West Donegal is a big place. How far is “a short distance away”? Someone has to presumably undertake a survey, then hopefully dig up the road, lay an extension pipe, and return the road to its original condition, and make sure the extension is on some map so it’s not cut into. €70k sounds steep, but it depends on what “a short distance is” and what the survey throws up.
And I am Irish Water’s #1 critic.
270 metres, they were charging around 2500 for similar connection 12 years ago, once it was in place other houses could connect for around 800. ESB have a set connection fee whether 10 poles or no poles, why isn’t IW the same?
Very steep. Board Gais charge €249.70 + €51.32 per metre over 15m
270m would be €13,336
(although this may not be valid if roads need to be crossed)