Around 40 percent of customers of Irish Water are beating the meter.

Figures from the utility show thousands of cutomers use less than their annual allowance.

The company says it’s on track to finish its water metering programme by the middle of next year.

Juliette Gash reports from Irish Water’s Customer Contact Centre in Cork;
Billing services operations manager with Irish Water, Andy Day explains how a water meter works;

Mobile water metering vans will be able to read up to 1000 meters an hour, and 11 staff are tasked with reading 750 thousand meters using a van which reads the meter's radio signal;