Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 6 November 2012

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

Establishment of Uisce Éireann: Discussion with Bord Gáis Networks

4:05 pm

Mr. Paul O'Donoghue:

Apartments are out of scope for the phase 1 metering programme that we have embarked on. A figure of 1.05 million meters was referred to earlier; these are expected to be the most straightforward meter fits available to us. Typically, they will be single supplies to single properties. We will have to circle back around to look at more complex properties in the future. Meter fits to those properties are likely to be subject to cost benefit analysis by the regulator. We will embark on such programmes only when the regulator approves them and permits us to proceed.