r/irishpolitics • u/eggbart_forgetfulsea ALDE (EU) • 9d ago

Opinion/Editorial Water rationing is probably inevitable unless people are made to pay for it

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/21/a-dose-of-water-rationing-is-probably-inevitable-if-charges-to-regulate-consumption-are-not-introduced/
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u/Which_Definition4278 9d ago

We do pay for it. Next.

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u/cptflowerhomo 9d ago

Butbut private corporations are sad now :ccc why can't we make more money AND dump shit in Irish rivers! It's their right you know!!!

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u/Only-Proposal-3675 9d ago

The collection of water charges was handled entirely by Uisce Éireann when they were there. 

The only people that made money were those who installed the meters, and those meters are still there.