Infrastructure
Irish Water to use capital project funds to plug hole in €1.3bn budget
Utilities regulator will allow use of €704 million set aside for Shannon-to-Dublin pipeline and wastewater plant to cover annual running costs
Irish Water has a “significant deficit” in its €1.3 billion annual budget and is set to use money originally set aside for the Shannon-to-Dublin water pipeline to cover its costs.
The state-owned utility has experienced a steep rise in its electricity bills for running its water and wastewater treatment plants, as well as in construction inflation on its new projects.
It has warned the water regulator that it now has a “significant deficit” in its ...
