Around 20,000 people are currently under a boil water notice in Ireland.
Julie McInnes, who owns and runs the Schooner pub in Whitegate in Co Cork, has been under a boil water notice for six years.
"The impact of that on our business would be that any water that's consumed on the premises has to be bottled and all ice has to be brought into the pub," Ms McInnes said.
"We buy in five-gallon drums of water from shops," she added.
Whitegate has had the longest boil water notice of any area in Ireland and it has impacted the approximately 10,000 people who live in the area for several years.
Ms McMcInnes said she has not been told what will happen in the future to correct this long-running issue.
She said: "We do receive a text every so often to say that the boil water notice is still effective and the HSE guidelines are to be followed.
"That’s the only notification that we get from them apart from the bill."
In terms of the water bill, Ms McInnes said she believes it to be fair as Uisce Éireann charge for the metered water used by the pub.
So, they are not being charged for the water they drink.
"They've [Uisce Éireann] been telling us that it's only the water that's metered coming into the premises that you’re being charged for and the wastewater going out," she said.
"So, I suppose they have a point there ... they can justify the charge," she added.
According to the Uisce Éireann website, there are 11 boil water notices in place right now.
Of these, four are single private dwellings.
The largest one is Whitegate while the next two, in terms of size, are in Co Limerick.
Uisce Éireann told RTÉ News that they expect the issues in Co Limerick to be cleared up in the coming weeks and that the boil water notices will be removed later this month.
For the people of Whitegate, they will need to wait for a new local water plant which is not expected to be complete until 2027.
The company is hoping that after that point, there will be no long-term boil water notices in place in Ireland.
According to Ms McInnes, the Schooner Pub does not boil any of the water it serves to people, "it’s all bought in".
Ms McInnes said that ice purchased in a supermarket costs around €2 per bag and the pub uses at least two bags on a weekday and more on a weekend.
Although they pay for bottled water in the pub, the Schooner Pub still provides water for free to customers who ask for it.
"It's not a huge cost," Ms McInnes said, adding "but every cost is a cost these days, isn't it?"
Uisce Éireann said it is improving its communications with local people impacted by water issues.
Aside from a regularly updated website and notices in local media, the company plans to roll out a messaging service for local residents.
Individuals can give Uisce Éireann their phone number and Eircode and they will then receive a notification when there is a water-related issue in their local area.
The project will be rolled out in July and is due to be promoted more broadly in October of this year.
