Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 86: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to provide funding to householders to replace lead water mains and boundary boxes; if any of type of grant aid was available in the past to assist householders to carry out this type of work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4046/11]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The Department's Water Services Investment Programme, which includes funding towards water conservation, funds major strategic infrastructural projects but does not currently extend to replacing individual service connections or other measures relating to single households. Consideration is being given in the context of the acceleration of investment of mains rehabilitation to funding of associated replacement of common lead services.

I have no proposals to introduce a general grant scheme to assist householders replace lead water pipes, boundary boxes or the internal lead plumbing of their dwellings, nor has the Department provided specific grant assistance in the past to carry out such works. Local authorities may however determine that such works are eligible for funding under the Housing Adaptation Grant for Older People and People with a Disability, for private dwellings.