Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 October 2016
273. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if a water conservation grant is available for customers of group water schemes; if any other financial supports are available for customers of group water schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31885/16]
View answerThe 2015 water conservation grant was a universal payment to support water conservation in the home and was available to all householders in respect of their principal private residence, who had registered details of their water services with Irish Water before 30 June 2015. This grant is currently suspended in line with the suspension of domestic water charges. As such, the only financial support available to group water scheme customers is an annual subsidy per house for the operational cost of providing domestic water. This subsidy scheme is administered by local authorities. Details are available from the local authority concerned and on my Department's website at: http://www.housing.gov.ie/water/water-services/rural-water-programme/group-water-schemes-and-rural-water-issues.
