Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects the specification to be ready for the type of water meter to be rolled out nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41232/12]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The Government has decided that Irish Water, a new State-owned water company to be established as an independent subsidiary within the Bord Gáis Éireann Group, will be responsible for the domestic water metering programme. The Government has recently approved the preparation of legislation to assign the necessary powers to allow Irish Water to undertake the metering programme. The objective is to have the Bill enacted by the end of this year. Pending the enactment of the legislation, Bord Gáis is working on the development of the specifications for the water meters and the meter reading technology and I expect the detailed specification to be finalised early next year at the latest.