COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

MOTION NO. 11

 

 

MOTION: Councillor R. Nolan

"That this elected committee compels South Dublin County Council not to engage or cooperate in the means of handing over information of tenants personnel details in Lucan or Palmerstown to Irish Water. Or to act as a collection agent of any monies owed by these tenants to Irish Water."

REPORT:

Section 26(1)(a) and Section 26(5)(a) of the Water Services Act 2013 (the No.1 Act) empowered Irish Water to request local authorities to provide such information as Irish Water may reasonably require to enable it to perform its functions under the Act.

South Dublin County Council responded to the Irish Water request for transfer of data in accordance with the relevant legislation and advice received. In this regard the Council forwarded only the information we were legally obliged to provide Tenant name and address. No other data was forwarded to Irish water. 

In order to comply with this legislation, Irish Water was obliged under the Data Protection Act 1988 & 2003 Section 2(1)(a) and 2D to write to tenants after receiving their details from the Council as landlords, advising the tenants that they have received their details from the Council and that Irish Water understands that the tenants are in residence at the property.

The Council has no statutory powers to collect monies owed by Irish Water.