Water charging in Ireland to be suspended in political deal

摘要

Irish Water's charging of customers is to be suspended for at least the remainder of the year following a political deal to create a new minority government in the Republic. As part of the deal between rival parties Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, charging will be suspended until an independent commission has reported back on the best way to fund water services in the country. The commission is expected to take around nine months to report. There are also set to be changes to Irish Water's governance, with it becoming a directly accountable state agency rather than a subsidiary of Bord Gais.