Ireland hits back at Eurostat in water dispute

Ireland's government accused the European Union's statistical agency Eurostat of being 'grossly erroneous' after it ruled that Irish Water was not a market agency and should be counted on the state's balance sheet.

In a letter to the Irish Central Statistic's Office (CSO), the government insisted that the water utility was a free standing company and therefore not under the government's control.

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Irish Independent, 06.08.15: Government attacks Eurostat's 'grossly erroneous' research http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/water/irish-water-crisis/government-attacks-eurostats-grossly-erroneous-research-31430910.html

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