Written answers
Tuesday, 23 September 2014
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Water Meters
Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)
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491. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding a legal situation (details supplied) in respect of local authority or county council liability for injuries sustained relating to public accidents involving Irish Water meters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35304/14]
Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provided for the transfer of water services functions from the city and county councils to Irish Water. Irish Water assumed responsibility for public water services on 1 January 2014.
Water meters installed by Irish Water under the domestic water metering programme remain the property of Irish Water. Section 32(1)(f) and section 72(1)(b)(i) of the Water Services Act 2007 provide that it is a function of Irish Water to maintain water meters and to keep water meters in proper order. My Department is not aware of any local authority bye-laws in relation to this matter.
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