This afternoon.
A meeting of the joint committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services is taking place.
From the meeting…
.@IRLDeptFinance Chief Economist and Asst. Sec Gen John McCarthy tells future funding of water it shouldn’t be funded from general taxation
— Páraic Gallagher (@paraicgallagher) January 18, 2017
He says no public utility would be funded like that and cites examples of electricity and gas
— Páraic Gallagher (@paraicgallagher) January 18, 2017
Dept of Environment tells water committee that Irish Water will need an extra €114 million if charges remain suspended this year.
— Hugh O’Connell (@oconnellhugh) January 18, 2017
Watch live here
Previously: At The Water Committee Meeting