Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 November 2015
233. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will accept a late application for a water conservation grant from a person (details supplied) in County Galway, given that her Department told this person that he could not apply for this grant due to not having a bank account; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38041/15]
View answerThe eligibility criteria for the Water Conservation Grant are set out in the Water Services Act 2014 (Water Conservation Grant) Regulations 2015. Under regulation 5(1) a person who registers with Irish Water, as required under section 5(2)(a) of the Water Services Act 2014, on or before 30 June 2015 shall be eligible to receive the grant in 2015 if they were normally resident at the principal private residence on that date. I can confirm that where a customer does not have a bank account payment can be made to them by cheque.
To date Irish Water has transferred details of over 1.3 million registered households to this Department. The details of the householder concerned have not yet been included in those transfers. However Irish Water will continue to forward details of registered householders up to the middle of this month (November 2015). Such householders are eligible to receive the Water Conservation Grant and this Department will be in touch with such householders if and when their details are received from Irish Water.
