Saturday 24 July, 2021
Catching the waves off Craggy Island.
The ultimate hipster conquest.
The former minister says such protesters are in the minority.
It was good while it lasted.
It’s pushing 40 degrees at the Grand Tour and showing no sign of letting up soon.
TDs and Senators have also heard that Irish Water’s has put some 115,000 water meters into the ground, at a rate of around 27,000 a month, so far.
The company says the age of the pipe network, not their workers, caused leaks in Dublin.
And 27 senior managers get a car allowance.
Many people have had access to their streets or driveways impacted, but Irish Water says this can’t be helped.
Cowen has claimed that Hogan “either deliberately lied” or “accidentally gave a gross underestimation” about Irish water costs. The Minister says Cowen was “selective in his quotes”.
The charges are set to begin in October with the first bills due in early 2015 but a pricing structure has yet to be decided.
The Oireachtas heard a lot more about Irish Water today, with the Dáil and Public Accounts Committee both sitting into the evening.
After earlier releasing copies of redacted letters, Barry Cowen got to air his grievances over Irish Water to the Minister for the Environment tonight.
