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The Irish government has struggled to introduce water charge amid widespread public anger (Photo: Andrew Mason)

Ireland hits back at Eurostat in water dispute

The Irish government has accused the EU's statistical agency of being "grossly erroneous" after Eurostat ruled that Irish Water is not a market agency and must be counted on the state's balance sheet.

In a letter to the Irish Central Statistic's Office (CSO), and seen by the Irish Independent, Dublin insists that the water utility is a free st...

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The Irish government has struggled to introduce water charge amid widespread public anger (Photo: Andrew Mason)

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