Noel McCarthy (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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94. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the engagement his Department has had to date with the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities regarding the possibility of establishing a compensation mechanism for domestic water users who are subjected to prolonged boil water notices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35865/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has not engaged with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) on any compensation mechanism for Uisce Éireann's customers who are subject to boil water notices.

The CRU is statutorily tasked with protecting Uisce Éireann's customers in accordance with section 39 of the Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 (as amended). As noted in my reply to Question No. 259 of 28 May 2025, the introduction of any specific compensation schemes, is primarily an operational matter for Uisce Éireann, operating under the regulatory oversight of the CRU.