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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, May 10, 2010

QUESTION NO.14

QUESTION: Councillor E. Tuffy

To ask the Manager if there has been any discussions between the Council and the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government re the installation of water meters in houses, apartments and flats owned by the Council, if he can provide an estimate of the cost of installing meters in all Council housing units, and if he can advise members as to who, the Council or the tenants or the Department will be required to pay for the installation of meters?  

REPLY:

South Dublin County Council has not received any correspondence or directives from the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government on the subject of the provision of domestic metering.

A Report on a motion passed by the Council on the matter to the November Council Meeting gives an indication of the factors involved though the recent remarks from the Minister indicate that a number of other factors will need to be considered such as meter rental, free allowances etc.

It is understood that a scheme is being developed/considered at the moment and that notification will issue from the Department later this year