Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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449. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of water meters installed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49157/13]

Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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456. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of contractor and sub-contractors undertaking the roll out of water metering across the country; the number of companies identified as compliant with the roll out scheme criteria and placed on a secondary list of contractors; the number of unemployed of persons taken off jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49164/13]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos . 449 and 456 together.

The Water Services Act 2013 designated Irish Water as the metering authority. Numbers of water meters installed, employees and contracts are operational matters for Irish Water. I also refer to the reply to Question No. 115 of 14 November, 2013.