Water Charges
Sinn Fein accused of planning water charges
Written by Pat Lawlor Friday, 25 March 2011 10:30
Sinn Fein have been challenged to publically rule out the introduction of water charges after a senior member of the party called for separate water charges to be brought in after the May’s elections.
In an interview in today’s The Irish News, Paul Butler claimed Sinn Fein needed to start taking “hard decisions rather than populist decisions” in order to find extra funding and added “really the only place the Stormont executive can go is the area of water charging.”
Privatisation at heart of NI Water scandal
Written by Kevin Henry Wednesday, 08 September 2010 12:25
Contracting Out is a company headed by Sue Holmes, a senior consultant adviser to NI Water. This outsourcing company was awarded a contract by NI Water without any competition from other firms involving 130 days work by the firm at £775 a day, amounting to £100,000 of public money. On top of this, Holmes’ company had a 6% “success fee” for “savings identified” (not actual savings) of which she had claimed to have identified savings of £23m!
Privatisation and corruption at NI Water
Written by Owen McCracken Wednesday, 28 July 2010 15:18
A Public Accounts Committee review has identified 73 PPP (Public Private Partnership) contracts awarded by NI Water where rules regarding competitive tendering were not followed, worth £28.4 million in total. The review revealed contracts that were signed with private companies with close links with senior managers at NI Water, that were often repeatedly renewed without review and that featured consultants receiving lucrative payments.
Water charges on the way
Written by Daniel Waldron Monday, 07 June 2010 08:30
On a Daily Politics discussion on the economy in the run up to the election, Finance Minister Sammy Wilson of the DUP made it crystal clear that, in his opinion, the Assembly Executive will introduce water charges. He admitted that the charges have only been deferred, not scrapped, and went on to say that “when they are introduced” it must be on the basis of “fairness”.
Tax cuts for the rich – water charges for ordinary people
Written by We Won't Pay Campaign Thursday, 29 April 2010 14:36
Assembly parties attacked for planning to impose water charges
The parties in Stormont were today accused by anti-water charges campaigners of attempting to widen the gap between rich and poor for “planning to introduce household water charges while seeking to cut taxes for big business”.
Water scandal - Don’t pay Water Charges
Written by Pat Lawlor, We Won’t Pay Campaign Monday, 12 April 2010 10:20
The sacking of four bosses of NI Water for overseeing corrupt links with private companies is further proof that privatisation is central to the water charges agenda.
NI Water Chairman, Chris Mellor and Directors John Ballard, Ruth Thompson and Declan Gormley were sacked after it became known that former NI Water bosses had been given jobs by companies which had been awarded major contracts. Don’t feel any sympathy for these bosses though - they received more than £500,000 between them in bonuses and fees in just three years!
Water charges lies answered
Written by Pat Lawlor and Gary Mulcahy Monday, 15 March 2010 08:30
To their disgrace, the parties in the Assembly Executive are attempting to bully householders into accepting water charges with the threat of even further cuts to public services. It is being peddled that the cuts to public services are because householders are not paying water charges. This is a lie and the facts speak for themselves.
Say NO to water charges
Written by Paddy Meehan Monday, 01 February 2010 16:09
We already pay in our rates!
“Pay water charges or we’ll close down more hospitals and schools!” That’s the message being prepared by the Assembly Executive who have pencilled in April 2012 as the date for issuing water bills to homes.
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