Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 122: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is intended to licence, regulate or charge for or impose other restrictions on persons who have access to private ground water supply; the origins of such proposals, if any; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15866/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The Water Framework Directive requires Member States to regulate the abstraction of surface and ground waters where this abstraction would have a significant impact on water status. However, households with private wells for domestic consumption are considered to be insignificant in terms of the volumes of water they typically abstract.

In order to address a commitment in the Programme for Government, my Department is preparing proposals for the installation of meters on households connected to a public water supply.

These proposals will be submitted to the Government for consideration as soon as possible and further details will be made available at that stage subject to their approval by Government.