Housing (Domestic Lead Remediation Grant) Regulations 2022.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: Citation and commencement
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Housing (Domestic Lead Remediation Grant) Regulations 2022.
(2) The Housing (Domestic Lead Remediation Grant) Regulations 2022 shall come into operation on 1st December 2022.
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paragraphs: Revocation
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paragraphs: Interpretation
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paragraphs: Grant towards the costs of reducing exposure to lead in drinking water
(1) A housing authority may pay a grant to a person for carrying out the replacement of lead pipes and related fittings located within the internal distribution system of a house.
(2) A grant under these regulations shall not exceed 100% of the approved cost of works, subject to a maximum grant of €5,000.
(3) A grant under these regulations shall not be paid where the total cost of the work is less than €750.
(4) Where a grant is paid under these regulations, the Minister shall make to the housing authority a contribution of 100% of the grant paid.
(5) The Minister may from time to time issue guidelines to housing authorities in relation to the operation of the grant scheme.
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paragraphs: Further Conditions
(1) An application to a housing authority is accompanied by evidence of a requirement to replace lead pipes and related fittings, in the form of:
(a) a notification from a water supplier advising that there is likely to be lead pipes and related fittings within the internal distribution system of the house concerned, or
(b) a certificate dated within the six months immediately prior to the date of application by a laboratory accredited by the Irish National Accreditation Board confirming a parametric value for lead in the drinking water supply to the house concerned, which exceeds the statutory limit, of 10μg/l, or
(c) a notification from a registered building professional advising that there are lead pipes and related fittings located within the internal distribution system of the house concerned.
(2) The house concerned is occupied by the applicant as their normal place of residence;
(3) An application for payment is accompanied by an original receipt for the total amount paid which shall include an itemised list of the works carried out and the costs associated with each item;
(4) In respect of the contractor(s) carrying out the works, the housing authority is furnished with a Tax Clearance Access Number (TCAN) and Tax Reference Number or a Revenue On-Line Service (ROS) printout of an eTax Clearance, issued by the Revenue Commissioners to the contactor(s);
(5) In respect of the contractor carrying out the works or, where there is more than one such contractor, in respect of each element of the contracted works, certification that all materials and fittings, including pipes, or other accessories installed in the course of the replacement works are of an appropriate quality and standard and suitable for the circumstances in which they are used and that proper standards of workmanship has been applied in the course of the works;
(6) For the purposes of these Regulations, a material or fitting should be fit for the use for which it is intended and for the conditions in which it is to be used, including a material or fitting which:
(a) bears an appropriate CE marking in accordance with Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 of the European Parliament and the Council of 9 March 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC;
(b) conforms to an appropriate harmonised standard or European technical approval;
(c) conforms with an appropriate Irish Standard (I.S.), Irish AgrÃ©ment Board Certificate, a British Standard (B.S.) or equivalent standard of a Member State of the European Economic Area (EEA), which provides an equivalent level of protection and performance.
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paragraphs: Sharing of information
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paragraphs: Powers of housing authorities
(1) require the production of, or inspect, relevant records or documents, and
(2) examine any works carried out.