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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 13, 2014

QUESTION NO. 20

QUESTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

To ask the Chief Executive if it is aware of the concerns raised by members of the public into the “smart” water utility meters being fitted by Irish Water and what if any role does the Local Authority have in regulating the installation of Electromagnetic devices and to make a statement on the matter?

REPLY:

Irish Water (IW) is the National Water Authority. Responsibility for the national meter installation programme rests with IW. All water installation work must comply with the requirements of IW.

Currently, Irish Water have indicated that they only have the resources to respond to motions/resolutions passed by the Full Council at their monthly meetings. It is not possible to provide responses to Council Questions from the 31 local authorities at their respective meetings.  Queries from individual councillors are dealt with via the dedicated Local Representative Support Desk which has been set up for this purpose.  For this reason, if a councillor wishes to progress a query, Irish Water advises him/her to submit same directly to the Local Representative Support Desk where it will be dealt with appropriately. This can be done via a dedicated elected member email localrepsupport@water.ie   or calling 1890 278 278 and asking for the Local Representative Support Desk.