Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Department of Social Protection will administer, on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, a €100 water conservation grant for households that complete a valid response to Irish Water's customer registration process. The grant will be paid to registered householders annually in respect of their primary dwellings. The first payment is to be made in September and payments will be made in each of the following years up to and including 2018.

My Department is in consultation with the Departments of the Environment, Community and Local Government and Public Expenditure and Reform on the staffing and funding needed to administer the scheme. The administration and payment of the grant comprise a significant project for my Department, as it will require the development and implementation of IT systems and various customer support and communications services. The Department is carrying out a scoping exercise to explore the most effective and efficient approach to its implementation. This will include estimates of the resources required to undertake the initial work involved and the ongoing administration of the grant.

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