Councils must work with schools to reduce water charge burden [labour.ie]
- Published: 13 December 2009
Labour Party Education Spokesperson Ruairi Quinn TD has written to every Labour Party Councillor in the country to ensure that schools will receive help from their local authorities to reduce their water consumption. The 1st of January 2010 will see the start of metered water charging in every school across the country. Based on a Labour Party survey of water charges in each local authority area, schools could face an average increase of 100% in their water bills.
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