Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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561. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will change the 2015 closing date for the water conservation grant so that those persons who missed the deadline will have a further opportunity to apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44729/15]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The Water Services Act 2014 (Water Conservation Grant) Regulations 2015 govern the operation of the 2015 Water Conservation Grant scheme. The date for registration with Irish Water for the purposes of eligibility for payment of the grant in 2015 was set at 30 June 2015.

The deadline for submitting a completed application for the g rant in 2015 was 8 October 2015, which was further extended to 22 October 2015 under the Water Services Act 2014 (Water Conservation Grant) (Amendment) Regulations 2015. These criteria were widely communicated by my Department, on and in the print and radio media. I have no proposals to amend the regulations to further extend the deadline.

I will be reviewing the operation of the 2015 scheme and on completion I will set down the administration arrangements for the 2016 Grant scheme in regulations under the Water Services Act 2014.