爱尔兰的潜在用水收费吸引了欧盟的检查,尽管政府声称这些收费没有计划。 Ireland’s potential water use charges draw EU scrutiny, despite government claims they’re not planned.

欧洲联盟正在监测爱尔兰可能征收过量用水费的情况,尽管政府声称没有计划收取这种费用。 The European Union is monitoring Ireland’s potential introduction of excess water use charges, despite government claims that no such charges are planned. 内部文件显示,公务员在与数据保护官员协商的同时,正在拟订豁免条例,例如大型家庭或医疗上易受损害的家庭的豁免条例。 Internal documents show civil servants were preparing regulations for exemptions—such as for large or medically vulnerable households—while consulting data protection officials. 2017年《水服务法》允许收费,其目的是促进养护和达到欧盟标准,而不是创收。 The charge, allowed under the Water Services Act 2017, was intended to promote conservation and meet EU standards, not generate revenue. 尽管欧盟在2025年1月对拖延表示关切,但3月的媒体答复草案指出,工作已经放弃。 Though EU concerns were raised in January 2025 over delays, a draft media response in March stated work had been dropped. 爱尔兰仍然是欧盟唯一一个不收取计量水费的国家,大约83 000户家庭超过了213 000公升的年度使用门槛。 Ireland remains the only EU country without metered water charges, and about 83,000 households exceed the annual usage threshold of 213,000 litres.