Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 December 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection

Water and Energy Connections in Rural Areas: Discussion

Mr. Jim Gannon:

I will make a really quick comment. In addition to the decision in respect of self-laying on public roads that was recently made, on which we will afford more detail, in May of this year, we also made a decision on first mover disadvantage. This means that an individual or developer who lays that first pipe or pays for its laying will be compensated should someone else connect to that pipe. However, if nobody else connects to it, that cost remains with that individual. Again, we can provide more detail to the committee on that decision.

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