Second Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Defeated The bill’s status — click for what it means 34th Dáil The House currently handling the bill 9/2025 Official bill number / year
Water Services (Repeal of Water Charges) Bill 2025
- Sponsor
- Mary Lou McDonald · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 27 Mar 2025
- Last updated
- 5 Jun 2025
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Repeals Part 2 of Water Services Act 2017, removing Uisce Éireann's power to charge domestic customers for water use exceeding a specified threshold.
- Eliminates the legal basis for imposing excess water charges on household users, preventing future charge implementation.
- Bill was defeated at Second Stage; the excess water charge power remains in law.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 34th Dáil27 Mar 2025
- Second Stage 34th Dáil27 Mar 2025
Debates
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