Anne (Anne Thormey - primary proponent arguing we should pay for water)

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Liveline · "We don't seem to want to pay for necessary things" · 14 Jul 2026 podcast

And he has to find 500 euro every January to pay for his property tax.

And then he has to tell me they're going to father out the water charges, the same as they've done with electricity charges.

Different companies and people applying every year to change from A to B to try and save 50 euro.

it would become a ridiculous situation while these companies are making money on the backs of the Irish people.

So I feel water charges would be detrimental to, say, my wife and I were both old-age pensioners.

And as I say, we're pressurized.

Our bin charges went from buttons to now over 300 a year.

And our electricity we're paying

VAT on our gas or electric.

And when I go now, I have to get an oil fill.

I have to pay nearly 200 euro in VAT on that.

I can't buy a brick to do anything to my house, but I'm paying VAT on it.

I don't know about installation.

Minimal charge.

For a minimal charge, we would not waste water.

For a minimal charge.

If you just allow me.

Hold on.

Patrick?

Can I explain another thing?

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