Not for much longer. Irish Water to be a stand alone utility soon (not sure of date, think it might be 1/1/23.
Interesting: I thought it was a conflict of interest alright. Like he's increasing the price of bottled water by taxing it, and he's at the same time delivering water directly to peoples houses.
And yes, I know, the Green Party and their acolytes will say "it isn't a tax, you get the money back when you bring the bottle back." So if you recycle at the moment at home, you get no refund. It's a tax on household recycling.
Still, if what you say is accurate, I guess Tony needed a chairmanship somewhere.........