Irish Water has been slammed for continuing to bill customers who are living in areas with a 'boil water' notice.

Sinn Féin TD for Cork East, Pat Buckley, said it is "unacceptable" and is demanding the firm to cease billing immediately.

Deputy Buckley said: "Despite the proposed suspension of water charges, the people of East Cork are still receiving their water bills in full in the boil water notice areas of Whitegate, Cloyne , Ballinacurra and Ballycotton just to mention a few.

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"Irish Water have said 'where a boil water notice has been issued, or where a customer is subject to a drinking water restriction notice linked to the public water supply network, affected customers will receive a 100% discount to the water supply portion of a their bill for the duration of the restriction which will be reflected in their next bill'.

"So why are these costumers still being billed for water in and water out?"

(CD/MH)