Local Fianna Fáil Councillor Aengus O'Rourke has described the confirmation that households will pay for water meters as a 'another kick in the teeth for hard pressed homeowners.'Cllr. O'Rourke said "personally I am totally against the idea of home owners paying for water meters, I think its an outrageous proposal. He said it was the latest in a line of fixed charges that the government was bringing in by stealth. Charging for installing meters is unfair and is another kick in the teeth for hard pressed home owners. People simply have no more to give, Fianna Fáil will oppose this proposal strenuously and no doubt we will also see huge public opposition to this new charge.
Cllr. O'Rourke continued, "this is clearly not about water conservation, it is a money making exercise by the Government and homeowners are expected to just hand over €300.00. If this was about water conservation and job creation as Minister Phil Hogan claims then instead of water meters the Government should upgrade the leaking pipe network which in its self would also create jobs.
Cllr. O'Rourke concluded, "if the Government thought that the Household Charge was problematic for them I predict that they haven’t seen anything yet, this €300 will be fiercely and doggedly resisted by the vast majority of the people."
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