Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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33. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if all of her Department's costs in relation to the set up and administration of the water conservation grant will be recouped from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government; if not, the cost to her Department for 2015 and 2016, including costs such as secondment of senior staff and management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24814/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The administration and payment of this grant is a significant project for the Department and requires the development and implementation of ICT systems, ICT infrastructure and various customer support and communications services. The start-up costs to develop and set up the ICT solutions, and put in place comprehensive customer support services, will be incurred in 2015. It is estimated, on the basis of the scoping work done to date, that the once-off costs, together with the operational costs for 2015, will amount in total to approximately €6 million. All costs in relation to the set-up and administration of the Water Conservation Grant will be recouped from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government in line with existing procedures in this regard. Every effort is being made to maximise efficiencies and keep costs to the absolute minimum.