Or so they would have us believe anyway.
According to figures released by the utility, more than 130,000 have signed up in the past month alone, and they expect the rate of registrations to speed up in the next few weeks, ahead of the first bills.
In the meantime, the Right2Water campaign said it expects tens of thousands of people to attend the upcoming march against water charges scheduled for this Saturday.
Three separate assembly points have been announced; Heuston Station, Connolly Station and Merrion Square.
The event commences at 1pm.